Girls' name · since 1967
Kawanda
423 babies named Kawanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 423
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
423 girls have been named Kawanda since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawanda has been recorded 423 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1993.
- #13,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 423 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawanda ranks #13,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 423 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,072 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 423
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kawanda's 423 recorded births place it above 81.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Kawanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kawanda's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kawanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1993
- Peak year (1977)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Kawanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (220 births, 52% of the file).
1970s was Kawanda's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kawanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
220 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 220 births (52% of all-time use).
Kawanda by state
Where Kawanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 56 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 10 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.2% |
56 of 423 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Kawanda's data
- Kawanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kawandas (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kawanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
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, 1967–1993 (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 Kawanda 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.