Girls' name · since 1972
Kewanda
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.
- #24,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kewanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 125 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kewanda has been recorded 125 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1991.
- #24,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 125 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kewanda ranks #24,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 125 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 125
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kewanda's 125 recorded births place it above 65.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Kewanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kewanda's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kewanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1991
- Peak year (1978)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Kewanda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Kewanda's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Kewanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (47% of all-time use).
Kewanda by state
Where Kewanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 4.0% |
5 of 125 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kewanda's data
- Kewanda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Kewandas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kewanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1972–1991 (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 Kewanda 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.