Kawena is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 2005 and has grown less common since.
Kawena is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,091 for girl births in the United States (and #26,690 across all names), given to 5 babies. Kawena was first reported in SSA data in 1988 and peaked in 2005 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,091 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #16,460 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | #11,705 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #12,895 | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,638 | — |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | #10,691 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | #13,113 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #13,130 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #11,148 | #13,269 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,566 | — |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | #13,728 | — |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,540 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #12,587 | — |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,358 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,971 | — |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | #16,223 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #16,524 | — |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | #14,335 | — |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | #8,103 | — |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,176 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,041 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #14,038 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,581 | — |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #14,877 | — |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #11,161 | — |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #14,514 | — |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,126 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,019 | — |