Total births
8
Girls' name · since 1978
Sawanda
8 babies named Sawanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 8
- total births
- 1978–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Sawanda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 8 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Sawanda recorded 8 times among girls since 1978, 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 1978 to 1978.
- 8 total births
- 1978–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
8 girls have been named Sawanda since 1978, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 8
- total births
- 1978–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Sawanda was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sawanda in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
Sawanda at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1978
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1978
Sawanda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1978
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Sawanda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Sawanda's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sawanda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sawanda? ▼
Sawanda has been given to 8 babies in the U.S. since 1978, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 8 babies were born in 1978, its single highest year.
When was Sawanda most popular? ▼
Sawanda was most popular in the 1970s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Sawanda been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sawanda since 1978 -- 1 year through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Sawanda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sawyer, Sawsan, Sawda, Sawdah, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Sawanda
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Sawdah Girl
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Sawana Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1978–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sawanda: Baby Name Since 1978 - 8 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sawanda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sawanda 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 July 2026.