Girls' name · since 1920
Lowanda
457 babies named Lowanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 457
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
457 girls have been named Lowanda since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lowanda has 457 recorded births among girls since 1920, 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 1920 to 1981.
- #12,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 457 born since 1920
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lowanda ranks #12,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 457 born since 1920, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 457
- born since 1920
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lowanda's 457 recorded births place it above 82.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
Lowanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lowanda splits its recorded history at 1957: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lowanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1981
- Peak year (1971)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Lowanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (128 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Lowanda's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lowanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s 36
1930s
36 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
68 births
- 1960s
1960s
125 births
- 1970s
1970s
128 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 128 births (28% of all-time use).
Lowanda by state
Where Lowanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 2.2% |
10 of 457 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lowanda's data
- Lowanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Lowandas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lowanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1920–1981 (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 Lowanda 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.