Total births
16
Recorded 1974–1977 Boys' name Peak 1976 16 births
Kitwana — boys' name
16 babies named Kitwana in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kitwana was born in this single decade.
1976
Single peak year
6 babies were named Kitwana in 1976 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kitwana
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Kitwana between 1974 and 1977, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kitwana currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kitwana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kitwana 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 16 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.
Kitwana at a glance
Last recorded 1977Peak year
1976
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Kitwana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1974
- Peak year (1976)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
Kitwana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Kitwana's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kitwana? ▼
16 babies have been named Kitwana since 1974. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1976 with 6 births.
When was Kitwana most popular? ▼
Kitwana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Kitwana been used? ▼
Kitwana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 4 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Kitwana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kit, Kitai, Kitt, Kito, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Kitwana
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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, 1974–1977 (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.