Given name
Kashawna
“one who enjoys debate”
Kashawna is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “one who enjoys debate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “one who enjoys debate.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kashawna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 200
- 0 boys · 200 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kashawna’s family of names
Kashawna has a related form in Kashawn. Kashawna has a related form in Kashaun. Kashawna has a related form in Kasean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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