Recorded 1954–1991 Girls' name Peak 1978 307 births

Lawonda — girls' name

307 babies named Lawonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s821970s1551980s591990s5
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Lawonda was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

25 babies were named Lawonda in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lawonda

The Social Security Administration has registered 307 babies named Lawonda between 1954 and 1991, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lawonda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lawonda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lawonda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lawonda 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 307 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.

Lawonda at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

307

Since 1954

38 years of records

Peak year

1978

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1954

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1991

Lawonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1954

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1978)
25
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
051015202530 19911982197819741970196619621954 6

Lawonda by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
155 births that decade — 50% of Lawonda's all-time total
1950s61960s821970s1551980s591990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lawonda?
307 babies have been named Lawonda since 1954. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1978 with 25 births.
When was Lawonda most popular?
Lawonda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Lawonda been used?
Lawonda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 38 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Lawonda?
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, 1954–1991 (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.