Recorded 1977–1996 Girls' name Peak 1977 38 births

Kwanita — girls' name

38 babies named Kwanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s71990s21
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Kwanita was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kwanita in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kwanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Kwanita between 1977 and 1996, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kwanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kwanita performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kwanita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kwanita 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 38 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.

Kwanita at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

38

Since 1977

20 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1977

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kwanita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1977

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
567891011 19961994199219801977 10

Kwanita by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 55% of Kwanita's all-time total
1970s101980s71990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kwanita?
38 babies have been named Kwanita since 1977. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Kwanita most popular?
Kwanita was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Kwanita been used?
Kwanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 20 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kwanita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kwanza, Kwana, Kwanisha, Kwame, and 4 more. 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, 1977–1996 (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.