How Many People Are Named Kwanza?
people named Kwanza are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,335,097 people in the US has this name
Based on 269 babies named Kwanza in Social Security records from 1971 to 1999, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Kwanza, 84.9% were girls and 15.1% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Kwanza alive today is about 44 years old, and 93% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 41 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Kwanza first appears in the records in 1971 and was given most often in 1978, to 38 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1999.
Babies given the name each year, 1971 to 1999
🏆 Rank History
Kwanza has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,827, in 1978. Among boys, its best rank was #4,025, in 1978.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,827 (1978) | #4,025 (1978) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,866 in the 1970s | #5,572 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Kwanza alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Kwanza were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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