Tawny

A girls’ name of English origin, meaning brown or tan in color.

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no recent records
Rarity
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among names in use
US popularity
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outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list

Tawny by the numbers

Its American peak was 217 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Tawny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Tawnia form of tawny
  • Tawnyaa form of tawny
  • Tanyaworthy of praise; diminutive form of tatiana91 in the US (2017)
  • Tammypalm tree; a form of Tamara57 in the US (2017)
  • Tanayson or offspring19 in the US (2017)
  • Tansytansy flower; from the plant name4 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Tawny

TamikoDorthaSharronTammiWildaCorineBettyeCiji

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