Recorded 1951–1973 Girls' name Peak 1951 10 births

Rwanda — girls' name

10 babies named Rwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s5
1950s
Peak decade

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

1951
Single peak year

5 babies were named Rwanda in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Rwanda between 1951 and 1973, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rwanda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rwanda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rwanda 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.

Rwanda at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

10

Since 1951

23 years of records

Peak year

1951

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1951

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1973

Rwanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1951

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1951)
5
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5 19731951 5

Rwanda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Rwanda's all-time total
1950s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rwanda?
10 babies have been named Rwanda since 1951. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1951 with 5 births.
When was Rwanda most popular?
Rwanda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Rwanda been used?
Rwanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 23 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Rwanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rwan. 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, 1951–1973 (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.