Declining since 2001, #10,695 for boys today.
Popularity of Tywan since 1970
Babies named Tywan per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 277 |
| 1980s | 245 |
| 1990s | 281 |
| 2000s | 302 |
| 2010s | 123 |
| 2020s | 37 |
Meaning & origin
Tywan is a modern American coinage that first appeared in birth records in 1970. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when it ranked highest among U.S. births. Since 2001, its usage has steadily declined, and as of 2025 it was given to roughly 1 in every 284,679 newborn boys, placing it at rank 10,695. The name is concentrated in no particular state, reflecting its modest and scattered use. Tywan's spelling variants include Tywon, Tywane, and Tywain. As a product of the late-20th-century fashion for distinctive, novel-sounding names, it carries no traditional meaning or historical baggage.
Tywan appears to be a modern American coinage, first recorded in the 1970s. It may blend the popular prefix Ty- (as in Tyler or Tyson) with the suffix -wan, or be a phonetic variant of names like Tywon. No traditional etymology or historical usage outside the United States has been identified. Its rise in the late 1970s aligns with the trend of creating distinctive, slightly exotic-sounding names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Ty
Sibling names for Tywan
Names that share Tywan's style, for a brother or sister.
