Recorded 1970–1981 Girls' name Peak 1978 37 births

Latwanda — girls' name

37 babies named Latwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s7
1970s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Latwanda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

10 babies were named Latwanda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Latwanda between 1970 and 1981, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latwanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latwanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latwanda 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 37 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.

Latwanda at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

37

Since 1970

12 years of records

Peak year

1978

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1970

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1981

Latwanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1970

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 19811978197619731970 5

Latwanda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 81% of Latwanda's all-time total
1970s301980s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latwanda?
37 babies have been named Latwanda since 1970. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
When was Latwanda most popular?
Latwanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Latwanda been used?
Latwanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 12 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Latwanda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Latoya, Latasha, Latonya, Latisha, 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, 1970–1981 (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.