Recorded 1977–2008 Girls' name Peak 1996 200 births

Kashawna — girls' name

200 babies named Kashawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s581990s742000s50

The verdict

200 girls have been named Kashawna since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

200
total births
1977–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
37%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1996
Single peak year

13 babies were named Kashawna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Kashawna between 1977 and 2008, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kashawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashawna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kashawna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashawna 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 200 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.

Kashawna at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

200

Since 1977

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1977

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kashawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1977

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
13
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
468101214 20082002199819931989198419781977 9

Kashawna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
74 births that decade — 37% of Kashawna's all-time total
1970s181980s581990s742000s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashawna?
200 babies have been named Kashawna since 1977. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 13 births.
When was Kashawna most popular?
Kashawna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Kashawna been used?
Kashawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 32 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kashawna?
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.

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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, 1977–2008 (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.