How Many People Are Named Kawena?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Kawena. It is predominantly female (92.1%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Kawena peaked in popularity in 2005 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kawena 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 Kawena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.1% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2005
14 births
Total Registered
191
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kawena
Kawena is predominantly female (92.1%), though 15 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Kawena as a male name
Ranked #13,264 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 1992 (5 births)
Kawena as a female name
Ranked #16,398 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (14 births)
Kawena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kawena span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 69 babies were registered. While Kawena is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Kawena by Decade
How has Kawena 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.
Kawena by State
Kawena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kawena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kawena
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kawena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kawena?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Kawena 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Kawena a common name?
Kawena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 191 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kawena most popular?
Kawena reached peak popularity in 2005, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kawena is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kawena a female name?
Kawena is predominantly female. 92.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kawena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kawena Smith, Kawena Johnson, Kawena 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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