Kwanza*
#15,635 most common girls' name of all time · #25,816 across all names · 16% male / 84% female · used 1971–1999 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#15,635
Rank overall
#25,816 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
269
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1978 #2,849
Best rank
#2,849 1978
Girls
Boys
peak 38/yr
Kwanza first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,066 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,561 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,317 |
| 1995 | 9 | 5 | 14 | #9,085 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,325 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,886 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,129 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,396 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,183 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,669 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,804 |
| 1981 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,486 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | 16 | #4,684 |
| 1979 | 11 | 7 | 18 | #6,051 |
| 1978 | 29 | 9 | 38 | #2,849 |
| 1977 | 15 | 8 | 23 | #4,613 |
| 1976 | 22 | — | 22 | #3,279 |
| 1975 | 14 | 8 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,483 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,186 |
| 1972 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #4,518 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,444 |