Girls' name · since 1970
Kiwana
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 260 babies named Kiwana, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 260
- total births
- 1970–1998
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Kiwana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 260 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kiwana has been recorded 260 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1998.
- 260 total births
- 1970–1998 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Kiwana's 260 recorded births place it above 76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kiwana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiwana's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiwana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1998
- Peak year (1978)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Kiwana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kiwana's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Kiwana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
134 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 134 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Kiwana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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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, 1970–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Kiwana: Baby Name Since 1970 - 260 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiwana. 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 Kiwana 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.