Girls' name · since 1972

Hawanya

18 babies named Hawanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#46,964 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade

18 girls have been named Hawanya since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Hawanya recorded 18 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 1975.

  • #46,964 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 18 born since 1972
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawanya ranks #46,964 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.

#46,964 of 72,339
all-time among girls
18
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hawanya's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% 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.

Hawanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Hawanya's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Hawanya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1975

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1972)
10
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
7.588.599.51010.5 19721975 8

Hawanya by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Hawanya's strongest decade.

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

Hawanya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 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 Hawanya?
Since 1972, Social Security records show 18 babies named Hawanya. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,964 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1975. Its busiest year on record was 1972, with 10 births.
Where does Hawanya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hawanya ranks #46,964 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 Hawanya most popular?
Hawanya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Hawanya been used?
Hawanya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 4 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Hawanya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hawa, Hawwa, Hawraa, Hawi, and 4 more. 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 Hawanya: 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, 1972–1975 (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 Hawanya 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.