Girls' name · since 1934

Lewana

Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 26 babies named Lewana, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#42,786 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1934
1950s
peak decade

Lewana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 26 recorded since 1934.

Lewana has 26 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1958.

  • #42,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 26 born since 1934
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lewana ranks #42,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.

#42,786 of 72,339
all-time among girls
26
born since 1934
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lewana's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lewana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lewana's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1951 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lewana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1958

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1951)
6
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 19341951195319541958 5

Lewana by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (21 births, 81% of the file).

1950s was Lewana's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Lewana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 21 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lewana?
Lewana has been given to 26 babies in the U.S. since 1934, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #42,786 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1958. 6 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
Where does Lewana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lewana ranks #42,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lewana most popular?
Lewana was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Lewana been used?
Lewana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 25 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Lewana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lewis, Lewanda, Lewanna, Lewellyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lewana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1934–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Lewana 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 August 2026.