Recorded 1923–1994 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,874 births

Lajuana — girls' name

1,874 babies named Lajuana in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s401930s1881940s2241950s3951960s4681970s3881980s1341990s37
1960s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lajuana was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

61 babies were named Lajuana in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lajuana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,874 babies named Lajuana between 1923 and 1994, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lajuana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lajuana performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 468 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lajuana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 374 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lajuana in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lajuana 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 1,874 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.

Lajuana at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

1,874

Since 1923

72 years of records

Peak year

1971

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1923

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lajuana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1923

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1971)
61
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
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Lajuana by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
468 births that decade — 25% of Lajuana's all-time total
1920s401930s1881940s2241950s3951960s4681970s3881980s1341990s37

Lajuana by state

Where Lajuana concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lajuana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
374 20.0%
#2 California
90 4.8%
#3 Georgia
36 1.9%
#4 Oklahoma
31 1.7%
#5 Alabama
22 1.2%
#6 Tennessee
20 1.1%
#7 Michigan
17 0.9%
#8 Illinois
16 0.9%
Texas share of Lajuana's total US births 20.0%
Even split

374 of 1,874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Lajuana appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lajuana?
1,874 babies have been named Lajuana since 1923. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1971 with 61 births.
When was Lajuana most popular?
Lajuana was most popular in the 1960s decade with 468 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Lajuana most popular?
The top states for the name Lajuana are Texas (374 births), California (90 births), Georgia (36 births).
How long has the name Lajuana been used?
Lajuana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 72 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lajuana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lajuan, Lajune, Lajean, Lajoyce, 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, 1923–1994 (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.