Kwanza

KWAN-zuh /ˈkwænzə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Kwanza is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Kwanza is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1999. Kwanza was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 1978 (29 births).

About the name Kwanza

PronunciationKWAN-zuh /ˈkwænzə/

Names similar to Kwanza

How popular is Kwanza?

Girls named Kwanza
1971197519801985199019951999
Girls named Kwanza per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–1999 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1999) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Kwanza
197219751980198519901995
Boys named Kwanza per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1971–1999 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1999) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Kwanza total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
199955#15,726—
19976—#12,979—
19966—#12,707—
199514—#9,165#9,684
19946—#12,642—
19928—#9,990—
19916—#12,314—
19899—#8,399—
19849—#7,089—
19836—#9,609—
19827—#8,704—
198113—#5,424—
198016—#4,625—
197918—#5,947#5,134
197838—#2,827#4,027
197723—#4,532#4,412
197622—#3,229—
197522—#4,455#4,143
19746—#8,191—
19736—#7,907—
197218—#4,409#5,405
19715—#8,946—