Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Twila

#1,466 most common girls' name of all time · #2,529 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1890–2025

Rank among girls
#1,466
Rank overall
#2,529 of 105,966
First appeared
1890
Years on the list
134 of 146
All-time
11,922
Since 2016
291
Peak year
1960 #563
Best rank
#464 1934
Girls Boys peak 304/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Twila first appears in 1890. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 44 — 44 #3,466
2024 39 — 39 #3,828
2023 29 — 29 #4,668
2022 34 — 34 #4,211
2021 25 — 25 #5,102
2020 22 — 22 #5,499
2019 23 — 23 #5,463
2018 30 — 30 #4,569
2017 21 — 21 #5,843
2016 24 — 24 #5,462
2015 22 — 22 #5,857
2014 23 — 23 #5,643
2013 27 — 27 #5,021
2012 7 — 7 #13,526
2011 28 — 28 #4,928
2010 16 — 16 #7,535
2009 19 — 19 #6,834
2008 11 — 11 #10,111
2007 25 — 25 #5,538
2006 12 — 12 #9,317
2005 23 — 23 #5,449
2004 20 — 20 #5,986
2003 21 — 21 #5,603
2002 15 — 15 #7,080
2001 16 — 16 #6,640
2000 19 — 19 #5,717
1999 20 — 20 #5,236
1998 21 — 21 #4,968
1997 29 — 29 #3,825
1996 12 — 12 #7,163
1995 16 — 16 #5,704
1994 14 — 14 #6,344
1993 18 — 18 #5,226
1992 32 — 32 #3,426
1991 17 — 17 #5,418
1990 29 — 29 #3,637
1989 26 — 26 #3,809
1988 25 — 25 #3,705
1987 27 — 27 #3,342
1986 25 — 25 #3,473
1985 43 — 43 #2,320
1984 40 — 40 #2,393
1983 60 — 60 #1,773
1982 47 — 47 #2,157
1981 53 — 53 #1,992
1980 71 — 71 #1,631
1979 72 — 72 #1,593
1978 68 — 68 #1,585
1977 81 — 81 #1,385
1976 78 — 78 #1,378
1975 107 — 107 #1,097
1974 101 — 101 #1,145
1973 95 — 95 #1,156
1972 108 — 108 #1,067
1971 124 — 124 #1,004
1970 147 — 147 #896
1969 132 — 132 #926
1968 139 — 139 #869
1967 137 — 137 #867
1966 157 — 157 #786
1965 163 — 163 #778
1964 210 — 210 #715
1963 229 — 229 #665
1962 226 — 226 #687
1961 252 — 252 #643
1960 304 — 304 #563
1959 241 — 241 #641
1958 283 — 283 #591
1957 213 — 213 #676
1956 211 — 211 #660
1955 205 — 205 #654
1954 178 — 178 #698
1953 196 — 196 #637
1952 173 — 173 #676
1951 177 — 177 #653
1950 149 — 149 #706
1949 167 — 167 #643
1948 170 — 170 #638
1947 160 — 160 #665
1946 159 — 159 #627
1945 129 — 129 #644
1944 125 — 125 #661
1943 122 — 122 #688
1942 144 — 144 #626
1941 143 — 143 #585
1940 146 — 146 #580
1939 143 — 143 #564
1938 173 — 173 #510
1937 149 — 149 #548
1936 170 — 170 #494
1935 164 — 164 #494
1934 195 — 195 #464
1933 189 — 189 #473
1932 165 — 165 #508
1931 184 — 184 #473
1930 166 — 166 #527
1929 146 — 146 #569
1928 182 — 182 #515
1927 188 — 188 #513
1926 183 — 183 #516
1925 142 — 142 #613
1924 160 — 160 #582
1923 164 — 164 #565
1922 149 — 149 #591
1921 135 — 135 #640
1920 135 — 135 #615
1919 108 — 108 #676
1918 117 — 117 #657
1917 110 — 110 #652
1916 89 — 89 #725
1915 106 — 106 #643
1914 64 — 64 #723
1913 42 — 42 #820
1912 44 — 44 #762
1911 17 — 17 #1,096
1910 18 — 18 #1,058
1909 21 — 21 #905
1908 22 — 22 #845
1907 21 — 21 #836
1906 17 — 17 #912
1905 27 — 27 #698
1904 17 — 17 #907
1903 18 — 18 #833
1902 14 — 14 #966
1901 14 — 14 #917
1900 16 — 16 #968
1899 18 — 18 #790
1898 18 — 18 #819
1897 9 — 9 #1,155
1896 13 — 13 #946
1895 13 — 13 #931
1894 10 — 10 #1,058
1891 10 — 10 #942
1890 6 — 6 #1,337