Recorded 1959–1989 Girls' name Peak 1983 284 births

Ladawna — girls' name

284 babies named Ladawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s941970s961980s88
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ladawna was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ladawna in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ladawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 284 babies named Ladawna between 1959 and 1989, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ladawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ladawna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ladawna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ladawna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ladawna 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 284 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.

Ladawna at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

284

Since 1959

31 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1959

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1989

Ladawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1959

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 19891984198019761972196819641959 6

Ladawna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
96 births that decade — 34% of Ladawna's all-time total
1950s61960s941970s961980s88

Ladawna by state

Where Ladawna concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ladawna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 1.8%
Oklahoma share of Ladawna's total US births 1.8%

5 of 284 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ladawna?
284 babies have been named Ladawna since 1959. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Ladawna most popular?
Ladawna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Ladawna most popular?
The top states for the name Ladawna are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Ladawna been used?
Ladawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 31 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Ladawna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ladonna, Lady, Ladawn, Ladona, and 4 more. 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, 1959–1989 (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.