Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1964
Lawna
Lawna has 16 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1964–2003
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Lawna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1964.
Lawna has 16 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2003.
- 16 total births
- 1964–2003 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
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.
Lawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lawna's full recorded timeline at 1965, 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 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lawna at a glance
Last recorded 2003Peak year
1964
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1964
Lawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2003
- Peak year (1964)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Lawna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Lawna's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Lawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lawna? ▼
Lawna has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1964, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2003. 6 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lawna since 1964 -- 40 years through the most recent 2003 data.
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.
What to do with Lawna's data
- Lawna's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lawna
Nearby Names Like Lawna
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lawna
Lawanda Girl
12,093 births
Lawana Girl
3,029 births
Lawanna Girl
2,381 births
Lawrence Girl
#8972 2,187 births
Lawren Girl
#12320 1,098 births
Compare Lawna side by side: Lawna vs Lawanda Lawna vs Lawana Lawna vs Lawanna
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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, 1964–2003 (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. "Lawna: Baby Name Since 1964 - 16 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lawna. 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 Lawna 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.