Luwanda — girls' name

What the Data Says About Luwanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 147 babies named Luwanda between 1960 and 1980, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luwanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luwanda performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Luwanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Luwanda in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luwanda 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 147 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.