Twyla

Where Twyla comes from

A 20th-century American coinage, derived from twilight.
— Wiktionary's entry for Twyla
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1905
    First appearance
    #1,696 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Twyla Roman born
    American politician
  3. 1941
    Twyla Tharp born
    American dancer and choreographer
  4. 1964
    Peak, #748
    194 babies named Twyla — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,169.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name of modern usage.
Namesakes
  • Twyla Tharp · American dancer and choreographer, born 1941
  • Twyla Roman · American politician, born 1941
  • Twyla Hansen · American writer, born 1949

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.