Girls' name · since 1964
Kawanna
551 babies named Kawanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kawanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 551 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Kawanna recorded 551 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1995.
- #11,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 551 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawanna ranks #11,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 551 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,155 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 551
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kawanna's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Kawanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kawanna splits its recorded history at 1983: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kawanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1995
- Peak year (1977)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Kawanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (272 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Kawanna's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kawanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
272 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 272 births (49% of all-time use).
How Kawanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kawanna's total volume
Kawanna by state
Where Kawanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 37 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 16 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
37 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Kawanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Kawannas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kawanna: 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 (~31 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, 1964–1995 (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 Kawanna 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.