Recorded 1970–1998 Girls' name Peak 1978 260 births

Kiwana — girls' name

260 babies named Kiwana in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1341980s981990s28
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kiwana was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

24 babies were named Kiwana in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiwana

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Kiwana between 1970 and 1998, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiwana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiwana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kiwana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiwana 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 260 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.

Kiwana at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

260

Since 1970

29 years of records

Peak year

1978

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1970

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1998

Kiwana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1970

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1978)
24
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 199819901987198419811978197519721970 7

Kiwana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
134 births that decade — 52% of Kiwana's all-time total
1970s1341980s981990s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiwana?
260 babies have been named Kiwana since 1970. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1978 with 24 births.
When was Kiwana most popular?
Kiwana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kiwana been used?
Kiwana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 29 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Kiwana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiwanna, Kiwanda, Kiwanis. 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, 1970–1998 (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.