Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1968
Lawanza
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.
- 18
- total births
- 1968–1976
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 72%
- born in that decade
Lawanza is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1968.
Lawanza has 18 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1976.
- 18 total births
- 1968–1976 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 72% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Lawanza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lawanza's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lawanza at a glance
Last recorded 1976Peak year
1974
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1968
Lawanza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1976
- Peak year (1974)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Lawanza by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Lawanza's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Lawanza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Lawanza go back to 1968, giving 9 years of history 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.
Keep exploring Lawanza
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1968–1976 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lawanza: Baby Name Since 1968 - 18 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lawanza. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lawanza 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 July 2026.