Kiswa
The kiswah or kiswa is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually, although the draping date has changed over the years. A procession traditionally accompanies the kiswah to Mecca, a tradition dating back to the 12th century. The term kiswah has multiple translations, including 'robe' and 'garment'.
Meaning & Origin of Kiswa
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The kiswah or kiswa is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually, although the draping date has changed over the years. A procession traditionally accompanies the kiswah to Mecca, a tradition dating back to the 12th century. The term kiswah has multiple translations, including 'robe' and 'garment'.
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The Story of Kiswa
Kiswa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2021, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 12 births, good for #8,535 nationwide. Kiswa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kiswa
Kiswa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Kiswa's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #8,535. Use the chart and map above to compare Kiswa'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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