Total births
79
Girls' name · since 1978
Kashauna
Kashauna has 79 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 79
- total births
- 1978–2004
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
79 girls have been named Kashauna since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Kashauna has 79 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2004.
- 79 total births
- 1978–2004 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Kashauna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kashauna's full recorded timeline at 1988, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kashauna at a glance
Last recorded 2004Peak year
1997
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Kashauna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2004
- Peak year (1997)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kashauna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kashauna's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Kashauna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (37% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kashauna? ▼
Kashauna has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2004. 8 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Kashauna go back to 1978, giving 27 years of history 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.
What to do with Kashauna's data
- Kashauna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 2000s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kashauna
Nearby Names Like Kashauna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kashauna
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Kasey Girl
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Kassidy Girl
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Kasandra Girl
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Kassie Girl
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Compare Kashauna side by side: Kashauna vs Kassandra Kashauna vs Kasey Kashauna vs Kassidy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kashauna: Baby Name Since 1978 - 79 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kashauna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kashauna 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 July 2026.