Boys' name · since 2011
Lawaia
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 27 babies named Lawaia, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lawaia sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 27 recorded since 2011.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawaia has been recorded 27 times among boys since 2011, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2023.
- #26,711 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 27 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawaia ranks #26,711 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,711 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 27
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lawaia's 27 recorded births place it above 41.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Lawaia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lawaia's full recorded timeline at 2016, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lawaia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2023
- Peak year (2022)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Lawaia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Lawaia's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Lawaia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (56% of all-time use).
Lawaia by state
Where Lawaia concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 15 | 55.6% |
15 of 27 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lawaia's data
- Lawaia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Hawaii records the most Lawaias (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lawaia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
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, 2011–2023 (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 Lawaia 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.