How Many People Are Named Kawana?
An estimated 879 people in the United States have the first name Kawana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Kawana peaked in popularity in 1978 with 79 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kawana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kawana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
879
About 1 in 389,937 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1978
79 births
Total Registered
960
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kawana
Kawana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 960 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kawana as a female name
Ranked #16,620 in 2001
5 female births in 2001
Peak: 1978 (79 births)
Kawana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kawana span from the 1950s to the 2000s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 503 babies were registered. Kawana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kawana by Decade
How has Kawana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kawana by State
Birth registrations for Kawana span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, Georgia. The lowest are in Mississippi, Florida, Missouri. On average, about 23 Kawanas were registered per state.
Kawana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kawana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kawana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kawana?
We estimate approximately 879 people named Kawana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 389,937 Americans share this first name.
Is Kawana a common name?
Kawana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 960 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kawana most popular?
Kawana reached peak popularity in 1978, when 79 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kawana is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kawana a female name?
Kawana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kawana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kawana Smith, Kawana Johnson, Kawana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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