Recorded 1978–1983 Girls' name Peak 1978 10 births

Qwanda — girls' name

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

1970s51980s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Qwanda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Qwanda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Qwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Qwanda between 1978 and 1983, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Qwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Qwanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Qwanda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Qwanda 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 10 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.

Qwanda at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

10

Since 1978

6 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1978

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1983

Qwanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1978

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5 19831978 5

Qwanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
5 births that decade — 50% of Qwanda's all-time total
1970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Qwanda?
10 babies have been named Qwanda since 1978. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1978 with 5 births.
When was Qwanda most popular?
Qwanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Qwanda been used?
Qwanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 6 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Qwanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Qwanisha, Qwanesha, Qwana. 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, 1978–1983 (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.