Recorded 1955–1989 Girls' name Peak 1977 114 births

Jowanda — girls' name

114 babies named Jowanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s81960s261970s611980s19
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jowanda was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jowanda in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jowanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 114 babies named Jowanda between 1955 and 1989, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jowanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jowanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jowanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jowanda 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 114 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.

Jowanda at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

114

Since 1955

35 years of records

Peak year

1977

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1955

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jowanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1955

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1977)
10
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 198919801978197519731971196519601955 8

Jowanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
61 births that decade — 54% of Jowanda's all-time total
1950s81960s261970s611980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jowanda?
114 babies have been named Jowanda since 1955. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1977 with 10 births.
When was Jowanda most popular?
Jowanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Jowanda been used?
Jowanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 35 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Jowanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jowanna, Jowana, Jowell, Jowharah. 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, 1955–1989 (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.