Recorded 1974–1980 Girls' name Peak 1976 19 births

Cawanda — girls' name

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.

1970s141980s5
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Cawanda was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Cawanda in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cawanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Cawanda between 1974 and 1980, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cawanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cawanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cawanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cawanda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cawanda at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

19

Since 1974

7 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1974

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1980

Cawanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1974

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Cawanda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
14 births that decade — 74% of Cawanda's all-time total
1970s141980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cawanda?
19 babies have been named Cawanda since 1974. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Cawanda most popular?
Cawanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Cawanda been used?
Cawanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 7 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Cawanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cawanna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.