Is Lawanda a boy or girl name?
Lawanda was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 12,099 US babies named Lawanda were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Lawanda since 1917
- 12,099
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 598 babies
Boys and girls named Lawanda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 22 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 431 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 699 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 710 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,266 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,315 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 4,533 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,659 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 403 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 50 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,634 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,566 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,568 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,237 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,590 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,842 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,577 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,971 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,365 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,455 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,239 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,329 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,015 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,750 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,169 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,847 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,714 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,864 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,697 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,392 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,205 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,174 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 160 | #927 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 153 | #958 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 253 | #697 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 283 | #631 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 329 | #565 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 397 | #504 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 443 | #450 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,544 | 592 | #366 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 494 | #410 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 529 | #385 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 458 | #426 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 441 | #437 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 412 | #453 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 417 | #475 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 350 | #540 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 280 | #593 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 269 | #584 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 214 | #656 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 244 | #608 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 226 | #655 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 261 | #630 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 217 | #686 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 190 | #755 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 210 | #718 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 204 | #714 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 177 | #767 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 174 | #753 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 157 | #808 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 142 | #833 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 105 | #971 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 119 | #880 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 111 | #894 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 102 | #917 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 97 | #941 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,013 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 103 | #866 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 83 | #960 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,027 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,021 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 64 | #973 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 61 | #997 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 71 | #927 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,032 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 66 | #909 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 60 | #932 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 68 | #854 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 62 | #901 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 56 | #924 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 67 | #823 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 75 | #782 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 84 | #729 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 71 | #785 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 67 | #850 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 70 | #815 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 79 | #798 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 56 | #964 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 63 | #940 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 76 | #849 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,087 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,311 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,235 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,339 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,178 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,333 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,415 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,337 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,084 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,370 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lawanda reached #5,544 in 1977. As a girl name, it reached #366 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lawanda
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.