girl's name
Lawanda
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 12,099
Lawanda is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1977, when 598 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Lawanda over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 |
| 1920s | 431 |
| 1930s | 699 |
| 1940s | 710 |
| 1950s | 1,266 |
| 1960s | 2,315 |
| 1970s | 4,539 |
| 1980s | 1,659 |
| 1990s | 403 |
| 2000s | 50 |
| 2020s (to 2021) | 5 |
How popular is Lawanda?
In 2021, Lawanda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lawanda
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Sibling names for Lawanda
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lawanda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lawanda
How popular is the name Lawanda?
In 2021, Lawanda was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Lawanda a girl's or a boy's name?
Lawanda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Lawanda most popular?
Lawanda peaked in 1977, when 598 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.