How Many People Are Named Lawanda?
An estimated 9,353 people in the United States have the first name Lawanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Lawanda peaked in popularity in 1977 with 598 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawanda 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 Lawanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,353
About 1 in 36,646 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1977
598 births
Total Registered
12,099
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawanda
Lawanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 12,099 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lawanda as a male name
Ranked #5,544 in 1977
6 male births in 1977
Peak: 1977 (6 births)
Lawanda as a female name
Ranked #16,634 in 2021
5 female births in 2021
Peak: 1977 (592 births)
Lawanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawanda span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,539 babies were registered. Lawanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawanda by Decade
How has Lawanda 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.
Lawanda by State
Birth registrations for Lawanda span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Wisconsin. On average, about 348 Lawandas were registered per state.
Lawanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawanda
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Lawanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawanda?
We estimate approximately 9,353 people named Lawanda 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 36,646 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawanda a common name?
Lawanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,099 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawanda most popular?
Lawanda reached peak popularity in 1977, when 598 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawanda is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawanda a female name?
Lawanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawanda Smith, Lawanda Johnson, Lawanda 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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