Recorded 1939–1976 Girls' name Peak 1960 173 births

Luwanna — girls' name

173 babies named Luwanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s61950s641960s721970s24
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Luwanna was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

22 babies were named Luwanna in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luwanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 173 babies named Luwanna between 1939 and 1976, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luwanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luwanna performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Luwanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luwanna 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 173 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.

Luwanna at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

173

Since 1939

38 years of records

Peak year

1960

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1939

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1976

Luwanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1939

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1960)
22
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0510152025 19761969196619621958195519501939 7

Luwanna by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
72 births that decade — 42% of Luwanna's all-time total
1930s71940s61950s641960s721970s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luwanna?
173 babies have been named Luwanna since 1939. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1960 with 22 births.
When was Luwanna most popular?
Luwanna was most popular in the 1960s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Luwanna been used?
Luwanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 38 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Luwanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luwana, Luwanda, Luwam. 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, 1939–1976 (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.