Recorded 1970–2003 Boys' name Peak 1990 211 births

Kwane — boys' name

211 babies named Kwane in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s901980s361990s712000s14
1970s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Kwane was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

18 babies were named Kwane in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwane

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Kwane between 1970 and 2003, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kwane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwane performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kwane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kwane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwane 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 211 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.

Kwane at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

211

Since 1970

34 years of records

Peak year

1990

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1970

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2003

Kwane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1970

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
18
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 20031995199219891980197619731970 9

Kwane by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
90 births that decade — 43% of Kwane's all-time total
1970s901980s361990s712000s14

Kwane by state

Where Kwane concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kwane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.4%
New York share of Kwane's total US births 2.4%

5 of 211 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwane?
211 babies have been named Kwane since 1970. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 18 births.
When was Kwane most popular?
Kwane was most popular in the 1970s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kwane most popular?
The top states for the name Kwane are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Kwane been used?
Kwane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 34 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Kwane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwame, Kwasi, Kwabena, Kwan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1970–2003 (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.