Recorded 1991–1997 Girls' name Peak 1994 40 births

Kanwal — girls' name

40 babies named Kanwal in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s40
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Kanwal was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kanwal in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kanwal

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Kanwal between 1991 and 1997, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kanwal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kanwal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kanwal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kanwal 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 40 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.

Kanwal at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

40

Since 1991

7 years of records

Peak year

1994

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1991

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1997

Kanwal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1991

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1994)
10
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4681012 199719961995199419931991 6

Kanwal by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 100% of Kanwal's all-time total
1990s40

Kanwal by state

Where Kanwal concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kanwal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 12.5%
California share of Kanwal's total US births 12.5%

5 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kanwal?
40 babies have been named Kanwal since 1991. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1994 with 10 births.
When was Kanwal most popular?
Kanwal was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Kanwal most popular?
The top states for the name Kanwal are California (5 births).
How long has the name Kanwal been used?
Kanwal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 7 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Kanwal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. 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, 1991–1997 (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.