Twan

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

From French Antoine; literal meaning unconfirmed

Twan has been given to 244 babies in the U.S. since 1965. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1973, with 15 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% boys, 11% girls all-time.

Babies named Twan, 2021

1 in 565,000

Twan over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Twan over time

In 2021, Twan went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19652021

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Twan: meaning, origin, and history

From French Antoine; literal meaning unconfirmed

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Twan means

Twan is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Twan is used in Dutch.

Twan comes through French Antoine.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Dutch, Twan is pronounced /tʋɑn/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 217 boys were recorded with the name Twan between 1965 and 2021. Its highest annual count was 15 in 1973; its best national rank was #2,598 in 1973.

In the United States, 27 girls were recorded with the name Twan between 1968 and 1977. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1971; its best national rank was #6,214 in 1968.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Twan?

Twan had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2021, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2021: 1 in 565,000; 6 of 3,389,958 births
Among boys only: 1 in 292,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2021: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 391,624 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Twan sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2021 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 391,624 children born in 2021 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Twan. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Twans were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Twan was born before 1979 — so the typical Twan is around 46 today.

Median birth year: 1979; About 46 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 48.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 10.6%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 217; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 48.4% of all recorded uses (105).

Is Twan rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1973 (15)
Years since peak: 52; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 17.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,598; 1973

Spellings of Twan

Twan is not the most common spelling — Ryan is, with 22.8% against Twan's <0.01%.

Ryan22.8%964,123
Ethan11.5%487,389
Sean10.0%423,637
Juan8.6%365,606
Alan8.6%363,313
Evan6.8%287,701
Ian6.1%257,664
Owen5.8%245,644

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Twan around the world

Where Twan ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

South Australia
1974–1974
#455
in 1974

Popularity data from Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Twan by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,598; 1973
Peak year: 1973; 15 that year
First recorded: 1965
Last recorded: 2021
All-time count: 217
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #6,214; 1968
Peak year: 1971; 8 that year
First recorded: 1968
Last recorded: 1977
All-time count: 27
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Twan

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Kwan Cowan Twain Bowan Jwan Kawan Swan Radwan Duwan Jowan Rizwan Kewan Tawan Tywan Tiwan Ridwan Jawan Ewan Daqwan Kiwan Taiwan Rezwan Dwan Safwan

Sibling names for Twan

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Melonie Carmelita Nicola Latonia Kesha Suzanna Jenni Latricia

For a brother

Demond Shon Erin Giuseppe Abdul Shelton Darrick Judd

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