Girls' name · since 1915

Awanda

Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Awanda, peaking in 1930. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,258 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade

Awanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 90 recorded since 1915.

Awanda has 90 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1976.

  • #28,258 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 90 born since 1915
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awanda ranks #28,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1915, peaking in the 1930s.

#28,258 of 72,339
all-time among girls
90
born since 1915
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Awanda's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Awanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Awanda splits its recorded history at 1938: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Awanda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1930)
7
Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 191519241930193219381950196019701976 5

Awanda by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (30 births, 33% of the file).

1930s was Awanda's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Awanda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 30 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Awanda? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 90 babies named Awanda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,258 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1976. Its busiest year on record was 1930, with 7 births.
Where does Awanda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Awanda ranks #28,258 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Awanda go back to 1915, giving 62 years of history 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.

What to do with Awanda's data

  • Awanda's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1970s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Awanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Awanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.