Total births
87
Girls' name · since 1922
Lewanna
87 babies named Lewanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 87
- total births
- 1922–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
87 girls have been named Lewanna since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lewanna has been recorded 87 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1979.
- 87 total births
- 1922–1979 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 60% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
87 girls have been named Lewanna since 1922, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1979.
- 87
- total births
- 1922–1979
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 60%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Lewanna was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
11 babies were named Lewanna in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Lewanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lewanna's full recorded timeline at 1971, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lewanna at a glance
Last recorded 1979Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Lewanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1979
- Peak year (1971)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Lewanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Lewanna's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Lewanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 52 births (60% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lewanna? ▼
Lewanna has been given to 87 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 11 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Lewanna most popular? ▼
Lewanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Lewanna been used? ▼
Records for Lewanna go back to 1922, giving 58 years of history through 1979.
What names are similar to Lewanna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lewis, Lewanda, Lewellyn, Lewana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Lewanna
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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, 1922–1979 (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. "Lewanna: Baby Name Since 1922 - 87 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lewanna. 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 Lewanna 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.