Girls' name · since 1942
Dwanda
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Dwanda, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dwanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 249 recorded since 1942.
Dwanda has 249 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1994.
- #17,625 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dwanda ranks #17,625 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,625 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Dwanda's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Dwanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dwanda splits its recorded history at 1970: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dwanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1994
- Peak year (1964)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Dwanda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (100 births, 40% of the file).
1960s was Dwanda's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Dwanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
100 births
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 100 births (40% of all-time use).
Dwanda by state
Where Dwanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 11 | 4.4% |
11 of 249 births nationwide.
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- Dwanda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (100 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Dwandas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
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, 1942–1994 (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 Dwanda 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.