Total births
22
Girls' name · since 1962
Lawonna
22 babies named Lawonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 1962–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Lawonna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1962.
Lawonna has 22 recorded births among girls since 1962, 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 1962 to 1975.
- 22 total births
- 1962–1975 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Lawonna since 1962, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1975.
- 22
- total births
- 1962–1975
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Lawonna was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lawonna in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Lawonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lawonna splits its recorded history at 1971: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1962 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lawonna at a glance
Last recorded 1975Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1962
Lawonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1975
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Lawonna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Lawonna's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lawonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lawonna? ▼
Lawonna has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1975. 7 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Lawonna most popular? ▼
Lawonna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Lawonna been used? ▼
Records for Lawonna go back to 1962, giving 14 years of history through 1975.
What names are similar to Lawonna? ▼
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.
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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, 1962–1975 (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. "Lawonna: Baby Name Since 1962 - 22 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lawonna. 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 Lawonna 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.