Kwanza Name Popularity and Statistics

Kwanza is Used for both girls and boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record1999
Total Recorded U.S. Births269
First Year on Record1971

Kwanza popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1999Girls5#14,411
1997Girls6#12,070
1996Girls6#11,807
1995Girls9#8,766
1995Boys5#8,868
1994Girls6#11,778
1992Girls8#9,491
1991Girls6#11,509
1989Girls9#8,037
1984Girls9#6,810
1983Girls6#9,015
1982Girls7#8,224
1981Girls13#5,254
1980Girls16#4,517
1979Girls11#5,751
1979Boys7#4,842
1978Girls29#2,801
1978Boys9#3,857
1977Girls15#4,425
1977Boys8#4,164
1976Girls22#3,188
1975Girls14#4,370
1975Boys8#3,941
1974Girls6#7,680

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1978 · Girls

29 recorded births and rank #2,801.

1976 · Girls

22 recorded births and rank #3,188.

1980 · Girls

16 recorded births and rank #4,517.

1977 · Girls

15 recorded births and rank #4,425.

Where Kwanza ranked highest in 1978

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

LA
Rank #771 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Kwanza