Recorded 1962–1991 Girls' name Peak 1978 260 births

Quana — girls' name

260 babies named Quana in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s151970s1201980s1091990s16
1970s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Quana was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

25 babies were named Quana in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quana

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Quana between 1962 and 1991, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Quana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quana 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.

Quana at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

260

Since 1962

30 years of records

Peak year

1978

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1962

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1991

Quana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1962

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
25
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
051015202530 199119881984198119781975197219651962 5

Quana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
120 births that decade — 46% of Quana's all-time total
1960s151970s1201980s1091990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quana?
260 babies have been named Quana since 1962. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 25 births.
When was Quana most popular?
Quana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Quana been used?
Quana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 30 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Quana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quanisha, Quanesha, Quanita, Quanda, 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, 1962–1991 (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.