Recorded 1978–2004 Girls' name Peak 1997 79 births

Kashauna — girls' name

79 babies named Kashauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 girls have been named Kashauna since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

79
total births
1978–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Kashauna was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kashauna in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashauna

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Kashauna between 1978 and 2004, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kashauna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashauna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kashauna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashauna 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 79 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.

Kashauna at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

79

Since 1978

27 years of records

Peak year

1997

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1978

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2004

Kashauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1978

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1997)
8
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Kashauna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 37% of Kashauna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashauna?
79 babies have been named Kashauna since 1978. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1997 with 8 births.
When was Kashauna most popular?
Kashauna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Kashauna been used?
Kashauna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 27 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Kashauna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kassidy, Kasandra, 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, 1978–2004 (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.