Recorded 1964–2003 Girls' name Peak 1964 16 births

Lawna — girls' name

16 babies named Lawna in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Lawna since 1964, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 2003.

16
total births
1964–2003
years on record
1960s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Lawna was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lawna in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawna

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lawna between 1964 and 2003, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lawna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lawna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawna 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 16 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.

Lawna at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

16

Since 1964

40 years of records

Peak year

1964

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1964

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2003

Lawna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1964

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1964)
6
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
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Lawna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 69% of Lawna's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawna?
16 babies have been named Lawna since 1964. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1964 with 6 births.
When was Lawna most popular?
Lawna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Lawna been used?
Lawna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 40 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Lawna?
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, 1964–2003 (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.