Girls' name · since 1917
Lawanda
12,093 babies named Lawanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,093
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lawanda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 12,093 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Lawanda recorded 12,093 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2021.
- #1,486 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12,093 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lawanda ranks #1,486 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12,093 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,486 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12,093
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lawanda's 12,093 recorded births place it above 97.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lawanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lawanda splits its recorded history at 1962: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 592 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lawanda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2021
- Peak year (1977)
- 592
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Lawanda popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1977 (Lawanda as boys' name)
Lawanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (4,533 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Lawanda's strongest decade.
4,533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lawanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 22
1910s
22 births
- 1920s 431
1920s
431 births
- 1930s 699
1930s
699 births
- 1940s 710
1940s
710 births
- 1950s 1,266
1950s
1,266 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,315 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,533 births
- 1980s 1,659
1980s
1,659 births
- 1990s 403
1990s
403 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 4,533 births (37% of all-time use).
How Lawanda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lawanda's total volume
Lawanda by state
Where Lawanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,135 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 806 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 799 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 679 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 628 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 539 | 4.5% |
| #7 | California | | 520 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 513 | 4.2% |
1,135 of 12,093 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Lawanda appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lawanda's data
- Lawanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (4,533 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lawandas (1,135 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lawanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1917–2021 (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 Lawanda 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.