Girls' name · since 1960
Luwanda
147 babies named Luwanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
147 girls have been named Luwanda since 1960, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Luwanda recorded 147 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1980.
- #22,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 147 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luwanda ranks #22,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 147 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #22,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 147
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Luwanda's 147 recorded births place it above 68.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Luwanda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Luwanda splits its recorded history at 1971: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Luwanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1980
- Peak year (1973)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Luwanda by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (82 births, 56% of the file).
1970s was Luwanda's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Luwanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
82 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 82 births (56% of all-time use).
Luwanda by state
Where Luwanda concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 3.4% |
5 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Luwanda's data
- Luwanda's decade-level peak was the 1970s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Luwandas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luwanda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1960–1980 (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 Luwanda 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.