Recorded 1915–1976 Girls' name Peak 1930 90 births

Awanda — girls' name

90 babies named Awanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s161930s301940s51950s121960s111970s11
1930s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Awanda was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

7 babies were named Awanda in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Awanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Awanda between 1915 and 1976, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Awanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Awanda performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Awanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Awanda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 90 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Awanda at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

90

Since 1915

62 years of records

Peak year

1930

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1915

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1976

Awanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1915

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197619611956194819341931192619201915 5

Awanda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
30 births that decade — 33% of Awanda's all-time total
1910s51920s161930s301940s51950s121960s111970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Awanda?
90 babies have been named Awanda since 1915. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1930 with 7 births.
When was Awanda most popular?
Awanda was most popular in the 1930s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Awanda been used?
Awanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 62 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Awanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Awa. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.