Recorded 1966–1995 Girls' name Peak 1980 364 births

Lamanda — girls' name

364 babies named Lamanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s281970s1271980s1541990s55
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Lamanda was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lamanda in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lamanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Lamanda between 1966 and 1995, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lamanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lamanda performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 154 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lamanda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lamanda in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lamanda 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 364 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.

Lamanda at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

364

Since 1966

30 years of records

Peak year

1980

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1966

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lamanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1966

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1980)
30
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 199519911987198319791975197119671966 8

Lamanda by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
154 births that decade — 42% of Lamanda's all-time total
1960s281970s1271980s1541990s55

Lamanda by state

Where Lamanda concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lamanda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.6%
#2 Arkansas
5 1.4%
Texas share of Lamanda's total US births 1.6%
Even split

6 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lamanda?
364 babies have been named Lamanda since 1966. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1980 with 30 births.
When was Lamanda most popular?
Lamanda was most popular in the 1980s decade with 154 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Lamanda most popular?
The top states for the name Lamanda are Texas (6 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Lamanda been used?
Lamanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 30 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lamanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lamya, Lamonica, Lamia, Lamar, 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, 1966–1995 (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.