Recorded 1939–1969 Girls' name Peak 1948 21 births

Louwana — girls' name

21 babies named Louwana in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61960s10
1960s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Louwana was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

6 babies were named Louwana in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Louwana

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Louwana between 1939 and 1969, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Louwana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Louwana performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Louwana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Louwana 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 21 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.

Louwana at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

21

Since 1939

31 years of records

Peak year

1948

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1939

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1969

Louwana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1939

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1948)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 1969196519481939 5

Louwana by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
10 births that decade — 48% of Louwana's all-time total
1930s51940s61960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louwana?
21 babies have been named Louwana since 1939. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1948 with 6 births.
When was Louwana most popular?
Louwana was most popular in the 1960s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Louwana been used?
Louwana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 31 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Louwana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, 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, 1939–1969 (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.