Recorded 1964–1995 Girls' name Peak 1977 551 births

Kawanna — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s2721980s2101990s64
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kawanna was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

60 babies were named Kawanna in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kawanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 551 babies named Kawanna between 1964 and 1995, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kawanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 60 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kawanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kawanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Kawanna in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kawanna 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 551 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.

Kawanna at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

551

Since 1964

32 years of records

Peak year

1977

60 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1964

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1995

Kawanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1964

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1977)
60
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Kawanna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
272 births that decade — 49% of Kawanna's all-time total
1960s51970s2721980s2101990s64

Kawanna by state

Where Kawanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Kawanna
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%
Georgia share of Kawanna's total US births 6.7%
Even split

37 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kawanna?
551 babies have been named Kawanna since 1964. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1977 with 60 births.
When was Kawanna most popular?
Kawanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Kawanna most popular?
The top states for the name Kawanna are Georgia (37 births), Louisiana (16 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Kawanna been used?
Kawanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 32 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Kawanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kawana, Kawanda, Kawthar, Kawena, 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, 1964–1995 (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.