Lewanda — girls' name
169 babies named Lewanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
169 girls have been named Lewanda since 1950, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1981.
- 169
- total births
- 1950–1981
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
60% of everyone ever named Lewanda was born in this single decade.
23 babies were named Lewanda in 1972 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lewanda
The Social Security Administration has registered 169 babies named Lewanda between 1950 and 1981, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lewanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 23 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lewanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lewanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lewanda 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 169 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.
Lewanda at a glance
Last recorded 1981Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lewanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1950
- Peak year (1972)
- 23
- Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1981.
169 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1972 with 23 births in a single year.
Lewanda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 102 births that decade — 60% of Lewanda's all-time total
Lewanda decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 38 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Lewanda's strongest decade
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 60% of all-time use.
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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, 1950–1981 (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.