Total births
20
Recorded 1974–1976 Girls' name Peak 1974 20 births
Kowana — girls' name
20 babies named Kowana in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Kowana was born in this single decade.
1974
Single peak year
7 babies were named Kowana in 1974 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Kowana
The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Kowana between 1974 and 1976, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kowana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Kowana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Kowana 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 20 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.
Kowana at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
1974
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1974
Kowana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1974
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Kowana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 20 births that decade — 100% of Kowana's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kowana? ▼
20 babies have been named Kowana since 1974. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Kowana most popular? ▼
Kowana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Kowana been used? ▼
Kowana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 3 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Kowana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kowsar, Kowanda, Kowanna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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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, 1974–1976 (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.