Kawan is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1979 and has since faded.
Kawan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,317 for boy births in the United States (and #19,232 across all names), given to 8 babies. Kawan was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 2007 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,317 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,675 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,331 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,269 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,101 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,302 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,375 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,491 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,463 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,475 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,207 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,270 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,444 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,338 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,637 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,819 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,576 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,780 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,407 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | — | #7,883 |
| 2003 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,065 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,568 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,382 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,589 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,306 |
| 1998 | 19 | 19 | — | #3,782 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | — | #4,360 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,040 |
| 1995 | 14 | — | — | #4,405 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | — | #3,399 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | — | #3,577 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | — | #5,071 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | — | #4,941 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,809 |
| 1989 | 11 | — | — | #4,671 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,464 |
| 1985 | 12 | — | — | #3,694 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | — | #4,072 |
| 1983 | 13 | — | — | #3,326 |
| 1982 | 10 | — | — | #4,094 |
| 1981 | 14 | — | — | #3,132 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | — | #3,996 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | #10,936 | #2,427 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | — | #4,008 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | — | #3,114 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | #9,974 | #2,889 |
| 1975 | 8 | — | — | #4,122 |
| 1974 | 17 | — | — | #2,407 |
| 1973 | 11 | — | — | #3,126 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #8,852 | #5,368 |