Is Kawan a boy or girl name?

Kawan is a boy’s name. Of the 583 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.6% were girls and 97.4% were boys.

Kawan

Recorded 1972–2025 · United States

Kawan was most popular in 1979, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,052 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 583 people named Kawan.

Kawan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kawan’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kawan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kawan is a boy’s name — 2.6% of the 583 Americans given it were girls and 97.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org