Recorded 1963–1978 Girls' name Peak 1974 29 births

Lawona — girls' name

29 babies named Lawona in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, 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

29 girls have been named Lawona since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

29
total births
1963–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Lawona was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

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

What the Data Says About Lawona

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Lawona between 1963 and 1978, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lawona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawona performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lawona shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawona 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 29 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.

Lawona at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

29

Since 1963

16 years of records

Peak year

1974

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1963

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1978

Lawona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1963

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1974)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Lawona by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 62% of Lawona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawona?
29 babies have been named Lawona since 1963. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1974 with 7 births.
When was Lawona most popular?
Lawona was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Lawona been used?
Lawona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 16 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Lawona?
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, 1963–1978 (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.