Girls' name · since 1974

Cowanda

26 babies named Cowanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,618 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade

26 girls have been named Cowanda since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Cowanda has 26 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1978.

  • #42,618 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 1974
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cowanda ranks #42,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1974, peaking in the 1970s.

#42,618 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1974
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cowanda's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cowanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cowanda's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1975 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Cowanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
456789 1974197519761978 6

Cowanda by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (26 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Cowanda's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Cowanda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 26 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cowanda?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 26 babies named Cowanda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #42,618 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1978. Its busiest year on record was 1975, with 8 births.
Where does Cowanda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cowanda ranks #42,618 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cowanda most popular?
Cowanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Cowanda been used?
Records for Cowanda go back to 1974, giving 5 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Cowanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cowana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cowanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–1978 (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 Cowanda 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.