Recorded 1971–2001 Girls' name Peak 1981 256 births

Kewanna — girls' name

256 babies named Kewanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s1261990s592000s5

The verdict

256 girls have been named Kewanna since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

256
total births
1971–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kewanna was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

29 babies were named Kewanna in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kewanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Kewanna between 1971 and 2001, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kewanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kewanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kewanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kewanna in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kewanna 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 256 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.

Kewanna at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

256

Since 1971

31 years of records

Peak year

1981

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1971

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2001

Kewanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1971

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1981)
29
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 20011993198919851981197719721971 5

Kewanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
126 births that decade — 49% of Kewanna's all-time total
1970s661980s1261990s592000s5

Kewanna by state

Where Kewanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Kewanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 3.1%
#2 Georgia
5 2.0%
#3 Louisiana
5 2.0%
New York share of Kewanna's total US births 3.1%
Even split

8 of 256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kewanna?
256 babies have been named Kewanna since 1971. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1981 with 29 births.
When was Kewanna most popular?
Kewanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Kewanna most popular?
The top states for the name Kewanna are New York (8 births), Georgia (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kewanna been used?
Kewanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 31 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Kewanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kewana, Kewanda, 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, 1971–2001 (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.