Girls' name · since 1974
Cawanda
19 babies named Cawanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #46,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cawanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 19 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Cawanda recorded 19 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1980.
- #46,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 19 born since 1974
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cawanda ranks #46,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.
- #46,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 19
- born since 1974
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cawanda's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cawanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cawanda's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cawanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1980
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Cawanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (14 births, 74% of the file).
1970s was Cawanda's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Cawanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 14 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Cawanda's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cawanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.