Recorded 1968–1976 Girls' name Peak 1974 18 births

Lawanza — girls' name

18 babies named Lawanza in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

18 girls have been named Lawanza since 1968, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1976.

18
total births
1968–1976
years on record
1970s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Lawanza was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lawanza in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawanza

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Lawanza between 1968 and 1976, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lawanza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawanza performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lawanza shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawanza 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 18 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.

Lawanza at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

18

Since 1968

9 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1968

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1976

Lawanza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1968

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197619741968 5

Lawanza by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 72% of Lawanza's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawanza?
18 babies have been named Lawanza since 1968. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Lawanza most popular?
Lawanza was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Lawanza been used?
Lawanza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 9 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Lawanza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lawanda, Lawana, Lawanna, Lawrence, 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, 1968–1976 (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.