Girls' name · since 1971
Kewanna
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.
- 256
- total births
- 1971–2001
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 49%
- born in that decade
Kewanna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 256 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Kewanna recorded 256 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2001.
- 256 total births
- 1971–2001 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 49% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kewanna's 256 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Kewanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kewanna splits its recorded history at 1985: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kewanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2001
- Peak year (1981)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Kewanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Kewanna's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Kewanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
126 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 126 births (49% of all-time use).
Kewanna by state
Where Kewanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 8 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.0% |
8 of 256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Kewanna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (126 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kewannas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1971–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kewanna: Baby Name Since 1971 - 256 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kewanna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kewanna 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 July 2026.