How Many People Are Named Lawanna?
An estimated 1,684 people in the United States have the first name Lawanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Lawanna peaked in popularity in 1964 with 74 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawanna 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 Lawanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,684
About 1 in 203,536 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1964
74 births
Total Registered
2,381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawanna
Lawanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,381 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lawanna as a female name
Ranked #14,800 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1964 (74 births)
Lawanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawanna span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 565 babies were registered. Lawanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawanna by Decade
How has Lawanna 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.
Lawanna by State
Birth registrations for Lawanna span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Texas, California. The lowest are in Utah, New York, Indiana. On average, about 43 Lawannas were registered per state.
Lawanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawanna
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Lawanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawanna?
We estimate approximately 1,684 people named Lawanna 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 203,536 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawanna a common name?
Lawanna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawanna most popular?
Lawanna reached peak popularity in 1964, when 74 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawanna is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawanna a female name?
Lawanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawanna Smith, Lawanna Johnson, Lawanna 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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