Tywanda
Feminine name possibly derived from a combination of Ty- (a diminutive) and Amanda ("worthy of being loved").
Name Census estimates that about 493 living Americans carry the first name Tywanda. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tywanda today is around 50 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tywanda births was 1976 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tywanda. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
493
~ 1 in 695,242 Americans
Peak year
1976
39 babies that year
Average age
50
years old
2000 SSA rank
#11,744
Tracked since 1961
Census
Tywanda in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 424 people with the first name Tywanda, which placed it at #23,170 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,170
National first-name rank
People counted
424
424 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
95.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tywanda
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tywanda is Black at 95.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.6%) and White (1.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tywanda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tywanda at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American95.3% · 404
- Two or more races2.6% · 11
- White1.7% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino0.5% · 2
Popularity
Tywanda: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tywanda from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 313 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tywanda by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tywanda during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tywandas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Tywanda, while South Carolina, Illinois, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Tywanda
The name Tywanda is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. It does not appear to have any direct linguistic roots in other languages or cultures, but rather seems to be a creative combination of sounds and syllables that were fashionable during that time period.
One possible theory is that Tywanda is a portmanteau or blend of the names Thelma and Wanda, both of which were popular female names in the early 1900s. The "Ty" prefix could also be derived from the common name Tyler, which has English origins meaning "tiler of roofs" or "tile maker."
As a uniquely American name, Tywanda does not have a long historical record or mentions in ancient texts or scriptures. However, it did gain some modest popularity in certain regions of the United States, particularly in the South and among African American communities.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Tywanda was Tywanda Lohosey, an American softball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. She was born in 1953 in Oklahoma.
Another notable Tywanda was Tywanda Corbitt, a former professional basketball player who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the Detroit Shock and Sacramento Monarchs in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In the field of law, Tywanda Lord was a prominent African American attorney and judge in Texas. She served as a district court judge in Dallas County from 1995 to 2010.
Tywanda Bunyon was an American educator and school administrator who worked in the Detroit Public Schools system for over 30 years, serving as a principal and assistant superintendent.
Finally, Tywanda Lovelace was a gospel singer and musician who released several albums in the 1990s and 2000s, including "Tywanda Lovelace & Friends" and "Praise Him."
While not a common name by any means, Tywanda has been used throughout the past several decades, particularly in certain regions and communities within the United States.
People
Tywanda + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tywanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tywanda: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tywanda?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 493 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tywanda going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 695,242 US residents.
Is Tywanda a common name?
We classify Tywanda as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 547 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tywanda most popular?
The single biggest year for Tywanda was 1976, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tywanda is about 50 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tywanda in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 424 people with the name Tywanda, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,170 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tywanda in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tywanda?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tywanda appears almost entirely female. Of the 424 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tywanda?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tywanda is Black at 95.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.6%) and White (1.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tywanda most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tywanda in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.3% (404 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tywanda in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tywanda a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tywanda in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tywanda still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tywanda in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tywanda can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Tywanda?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.