Girls' name · since 1979

Quwana

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Quwana, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#53,928 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade

Quwana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1979.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quwana has been recorded 11 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1982.

  • #53,928 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1979
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quwana ranks #53,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.

#53,928 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1979
1980s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Quwana's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Quwana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Quwana's full recorded timeline at 1982, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Quwana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1982

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1982)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 19791982 6

Quwana by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

1980s was Quwana's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Quwana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Quwana? ▼
11 babies have been named Quwana since 1979. All-time, it sits at #53,928 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1982 with 6 births.
Where does Quwana sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Quwana ranks #53,928 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Quwana most popular? ▼
Quwana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Quwana been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Quwana since 1979 -- 4 years through the most recent 1982 data.
What names are similar to Quwana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Quwanda, Quwanna. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Quwana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1979–1982 (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 Quwana 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.