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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Lawana

Lawana was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 1084th; the most babies were born in 1971 (87). More babies were named Lawana in the 1960s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
197187 babies
Total since 1880
3,029babies recorded

Lawana popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000#16,4685
1990#8,23910
1980#3,17127
1970#1,58860
1960#1,25776
1950#1,32948
1940#1,14141
1930#1,63724
1920#3,7998
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Lawana, counting every spelling?

Lawana has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Lawana?

About 2,100 people born in the US named Lawana are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 53 and 72. That makes Lawana a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Lawana by state

How common Lawana was among girls born in each state in 1969–1973, around its peak. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesIL0.01Michigan: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMI0.04New York: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesNY0.02Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAL0.10Georgia: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesGA0.10Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Lawana, girls, 1969–1973. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Lawana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lawana, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Lawana

How popular is the name Lawana?

Lawana was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1939, when it ranked 1084th; the most babies were born in 1971 (87). More babies were named Lawana in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Is Lawana a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 3,029 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Lawana most popular?

In 1969–1973, Lawana was most common in Alabama (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.