Recorded 1976–1999 Boys' name Peak 1979 37 births

Kawaski — boys' name

37 babies named Kawaski in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s221980s51990s10

The verdict

37 boys have been named Kawaski since 1976, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1999.

37
total births
1976–1999
years on record
1970s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Kawaski was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kawaski in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kawaski

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Kawaski between 1976 and 1999, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kawaski currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kawaski performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kawaski shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kawaski in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kawaski 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 37 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.

Kawaski at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

37

Since 1976

24 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1976

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1999

Kawaski popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1976

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4681012 199919901987197919781976 5

Kawaski by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
22 births that decade — 59% of Kawaski's all-time total
1970s221980s51990s10

Kawaski by state

Where Kawaski concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kawaski
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 13.5%
Georgia share of Kawaski's total US births 13.5%

5 of 37 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kawaski?
37 babies have been named Kawaski since 1976. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Kawaski most popular?
Kawaski was most popular in the 1970s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Kawaski most popular?
The top states for the name Kawaski are Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Kawaski been used?
Kawaski has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 24 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Kawaski?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kawika, Kawan, Kawhi, Kawon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–1999 (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.