Recorded 1972–1991 Girls' name Peak 1978 125 births

Kewanda — girls' name

125 babies named Kewanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s541980s591990s12

The verdict

125 girls have been named Kewanda since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

125
total births
1972–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Kewanda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kewanda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kewanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Kewanda between 1972 and 1991, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kewanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kewanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kewanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kewanda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kewanda 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 125 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.

Kewanda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

125

Since 1972

20 years of records

Peak year

1978

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1972

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1991

Kewanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1972

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
18
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 19911989198619831981197919771972 5

Kewanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 47% of Kewanda's all-time total
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Kewanda by state

Where Kewanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kewanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 4.0%
Louisiana share of Kewanda's total US births 4.0%

5 of 125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kewanda?
125 babies have been named Kewanda since 1972. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 18 births.
When was Kewanda most popular?
Kewanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Kewanda most popular?
The top states for the name Kewanda are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kewanda been used?
Kewanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 20 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Kewanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kewanna, Kewana, Kewania. 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, 1972–1991 (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.