Kawanda
Kawanda is a town in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.
Meaning & Origin of Kawanda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kawanda is a town in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.
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The Story of Kawanda
Kawanda first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 37 Kawandas were born — ranking #2,381 that year. As of 2026, Kawanda ranks #11,780 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 423 Kawandas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kawanda
Kawanda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 423 births in the dataset. Kawanda's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #2,381. Use the chart and map above to compare Kawanda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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