Recorded 1972–1997 Girls' name Peak 1978 98 births

Kiwanna — girls' name

98 babies named Kiwanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s351990s16
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kiwanna was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kiwanna in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kiwanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Kiwanna between 1972 and 1997, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kiwanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kiwanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kiwanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kiwanna 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 98 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.

Kiwanna at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

98

Since 1972

26 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1972

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1997

Kiwanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1972

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 19971990198819821980197819751972 6

Kiwanna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
47 births that decade — 48% of Kiwanna's all-time total
1970s471980s351990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kiwanna?
98 babies have been named Kiwanna since 1972. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Kiwanna most popular?
Kiwanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Kiwanna been used?
Kiwanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 26 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Kiwanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kiwana, 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, 1972–1997 (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.