Girls' name · since 1970

Latwanda

Latwanda has 37 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#38,536 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade

37 girls have been named Latwanda since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latwanda has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1981.

  • #38,536 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 37 born since 1970
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latwanda ranks #38,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.

#38,536 of 72,339
all-time among girls
37
born since 1970
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Latwanda's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Latwanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Latwanda splits its recorded history at 1976: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Latwanda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
10
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 19701973197619781981 7

Latwanda by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (30 births, 81% of the file).

1970s was Latwanda's strongest decade.

30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Latwanda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latwanda? ▼
37 babies have been named Latwanda since 1970. All-time, it sits at #38,536 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1978 with 10 births.
Where does Latwanda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latwanda ranks #38,536 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Latwanda since 1970 -- 12 years through the most recent 1981 data.
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.

What to do with Latwanda's data

  • Latwanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Latwanda

Nearby Names Like Latwanda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Latwanda

Latoya Girl
#11112 45,563 births
Latasha Girl
30,211 births
Latonya Girl
21,757 births
Latisha Girl
18,406 births
Latanya Girl
9,850 births

Compare Latwanda side by side: Latwanda vs Latoya Latwanda vs Latasha Latwanda vs Latonya

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Odia
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Icle
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Christobel
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Lennice
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Latwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Latwanda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.