Kawanza — girls' name

What the Data Says About Kawanza

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Kawanza between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kawanza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kawanza performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kawanza shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kawanza 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 48 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.