How Many People Are Named Lawonda?
An estimated 272 people in the United States have the first name Lawonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Lawonda peaked in popularity in 1978 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lawonda 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 Lawonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
272
About 1 in 1,260,126 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1978
25 births
Total Registered
307
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lawonda
Lawonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 307 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lawonda as a female name
Ranked #14,396 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1978 (25 births)
Lawonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lawonda span from the 1950s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 155 babies were registered. Lawonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lawonda by Decade
How has Lawonda 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.
Lawonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lawonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lawonda
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Lawonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lawonda?
We estimate approximately 272 people named Lawonda 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 1,260,126 Americans share this first name.
Is Lawonda a common name?
Lawonda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 307 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lawonda most popular?
Lawonda reached peak popularity in 1978, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lawonda is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lawonda a female name?
Lawonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lawonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lawonda Smith, Lawonda Johnson, Lawonda 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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