Quanna
Quanna is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Quanna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Quanna is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Quanna
Quanna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 7 births, good for #8,060 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 67% of all recorded Quannas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1986 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 58 Quannas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Quanna
Quanna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 58 births in the dataset. Quanna's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #8,060. Use the chart and map above to compare Quanna'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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