Unisex name · since 1988
Kawena
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 181 babies named Kawena, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,537 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 181
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kawena currently ranks #15537 among unisex names in America, with 181 babies recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawena has been recorded 181 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #15537 nationally and more common than 10% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #20,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,537 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 181 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kawena ranks #20,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,537 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 181 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,537 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 181
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kawena's 181 recorded births place it above 71.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Kawena compares
181 35th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kawena's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kawena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 181 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kawena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kawena splits its recorded history at 2013: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kawena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Kawena popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1992 (Kawena as boys' name)
Kawena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Kawena's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Kawena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (33% of all-time use).
Kawena by state
Where Kawena concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 62 | 34.3% |
62 of 181 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kawena's data
- Kawena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Kawenas (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Kawena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Kawena 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.