Kewana — girls' name
171 babies named Kewana in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
171 girls have been named Kewana since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.
- 171
- total births
- 1972–1998
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
50% of everyone ever named Kewana was born in this single decade.
15 babies were named Kewana in 1980 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kewana
The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Kewana between 1972 and 1998, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kewana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 15 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kewana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kewana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kewana 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 171 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.
Kewana at a glance
Last recorded 1998Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Kewana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1972
- Peak year (1980)
- 15
- Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1998.
171 total births across 27 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1980 with 15 births in a single year.
Kewana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 85 births that decade — 50% of Kewana's all-time total
Kewana decade highlights
- Peak decade 85 births
- Runner-up 60 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Kewana's strongest decade
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 50% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–1998 (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.