Recorded 1972–1986 Girls' name Peak 1979 58 births

Quanna — girls' name

58 babies named Quanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s19
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Quanna was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Quanna in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Quanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Quanna between 1972 and 1986, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Quanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Quanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Quanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Quanna 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 58 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.

Quanna at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

58

Since 1972

15 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1972

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1986

Quanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1972

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1986198119801979197819771976197519741972 6

Quanna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 67% of Quanna's all-time total
1970s391980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quanna?
58 babies have been named Quanna since 1972. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Quanna most popular?
Quanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Quanna been used?
Quanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 15 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Quanna?
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, 1972–1986 (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.