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Origin & history of Kwanza1
African / Swahili / Yoruba roots
Kwanza comes from the African / Swahili / Yoruba tradition, meaning Swahili: "first fruits of harvest".
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How popular is Kwanza?
1978
peak year
Today, Kwanza has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1978, 29 babies were given the name (ranked #2827 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. In all, around 269 babies have been registered as Kwanza since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
29
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,827)
(ranked #2,827)
269
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Kwanza4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
K2
W5
A1
N5
Z8
A1
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Kwanza🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
📐
Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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