Girls' name · since 1972
Quanna
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 58 babies named Quanna, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Quanna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 58 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Quanna recorded 58 times among girls since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1986.
- #33,331 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 58 born since 1972
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quanna ranks #33,331 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 58 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.
- #33,331 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 58
- born since 1972
- 1970s
- peak decade
Quanna's 58 recorded births place it above 53.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Quanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Quanna's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Quanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1986
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Quanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (39 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Quanna's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Quanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 39 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Quanna's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 1980s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Quanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Quanna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.