The name Kiwane has appeared in the U.S. baby name data a total of four times, all in the 1990s:
- 1999: unlisted
- 1998: 5 baby boys named Kiwane
- 1997: 17 baby boys named Kiwane
- 1996: 13 baby boys named Kiwane
- 5 born in Illinois
- 1995: unlisted
- 1994: 12 baby boys named Kiwane [debut]
- 5 born in Illinois
- 1993: unlisted
Where did it come from?
College basketball player Kiwane (pronounced kee-wahn) Garris, who played point guard for the University of Illinois from 1993 to 1997.
His first season, he finished second-best in scoring. He improved to become the top point-scorer on the team during his final three seasons. By the end of his time at Illinois, he had 1,948 career points and ranked as the school’s second-best scorer of all time.
Kiwane went on to play professionally (mostly in Europe) until 2010.
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Source: Kiwane Garris – Wikipedia