Girls' name · since 1963
Jawanna
306 babies named Jawanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
306 girls have been named Jawanna since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawanna has been recorded 306 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1999.
- #15,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 306 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jawanna ranks #15,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 306 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 306
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jawanna's 306 recorded births place it above 78.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jawanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jawanna splits its recorded history at 1983: 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 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jawanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1999
- Peak year (1978)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jawanna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (114 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Jawanna's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jawanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
114 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 114 births (37% of all-time use).
Jawanna by state
Where Jawanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 306 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jawanna's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 1990s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jawannas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jawanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1963–1999 (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 Jawanna 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.