How Many People Are Named Lawana?
An estimated 1,941 people in the United States have the first name Lawana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Lawana peaked in popularity in 1971 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lawana paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,941
About 1 in 176,586 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1971
87 births
Total Registered
3,028
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawana
Lawana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,028 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lawana as a female name
Ranked #16,468 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1971 (87 births)
Lawana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawana span from the 1910s to the 2000s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 653 babies were registered. Lawana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawana by Decade
How has Lawana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lawana by State
Birth registrations for Lawana span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri. On average, about 70 Lawanas were registered per state.
Lawana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawana
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Lawana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawana?
We estimate approximately 1,941 people named Lawana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 176,586 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawana a common name?
Lawana is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,028 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawana most popular?
Lawana reached peak popularity in 1971, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawana is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawana a female name?
Lawana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawana Smith, Lawana Johnson, Lawana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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