Taiwan is a rare variant of Tawana that peaked in 1976 and has since faded.
Taiwan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #11,829 for boy births in the United States (and #24,423 across all names), given to 6 babies. Taiwan was first reported in SSA data in 1969 and peaked in 1976 (51 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,829 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,073 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,092 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,812 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,966 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,607 |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,753 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,568 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,913 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,936 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,988 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,445 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,061 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,828 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,458 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,225 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,497 |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,540 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,465 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,260 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,680 |
| 2001 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,310 |
| 2000 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,361 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | — | #3,683 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | — | #3,689 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,423 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,282 |
| 1995 | 21 | — | — | #3,289 |
| 1994 | 18 | — | — | #3,734 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | — | #5,311 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | — | #4,080 |
| 1991 | 13 | — | — | #4,450 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | — | #8,005 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | — | #4,490 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | — | #4,134 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | — | #6,845 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #10,744 | #3,852 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #10,527 | #3,774 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,938 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | — | #2,333 |
| 1982 | 19 | — | — | #2,586 |
| 1981 | 20 | — | — | #2,482 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | — | #2,523 |
| 1979 | 44 | — | #7,958 | #1,626 |
| 1978 | 46 | — | #11,260 | #1,472 |
| 1977 | 47 | — | #11,091 | #1,428 |
| 1976 | 61 | — | #5,982 | #1,221 |
| 1975 | 38 | — | #6,403 | #1,751 |
| 1974 | 35 | — | #5,722 | #1,880 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | — | #2,392 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #7,187 | #2,972 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | — | #3,338 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #9,168 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | — | #4,952 |