Holding steady.
Popularity of Tawnee since 1960
Babies named Tawnee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 66 |
| 1970s | 111 |
| 1980s | 265 |
| 1990s | 269 |
| 2000s | 58 |
| 2010s | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
The name Tawnee is a modern American coinage that first appeared in Social Security records in 1960 and saw its peak usage in 1990, though it never entered the top 1000. Its trajectory has been stable since, with no recorded rank or 1-in-N figure in recent years. As a respelling of Tawny, it fits the late-20th-century trend of unique phonetic names, but it has not gained widespread adoption and remains rare.
Tawnee first appears in U.S. records in the 1960s. It is almost certainly a respelling of Tawny, which itself derives from the English word tawny, referring to a brownish-orange color, or as a variant of Tawney. The name may have been influenced by the fashion for phonetic spellings and nature-related names in the late 20th century.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Tawnee
Names that share Tawnee's style, for a brother or sister.
