Name Legacy

Lawana

Recorded 1918–2000 · United States

Lawana was most popular in 1971, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,071 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,029 people named Lawana.

Most popular in1971
Rank that year#2,071
Births that year87
Total since 18803,029
Given to100% girls

Lawana over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Lawana’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lawana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lawana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,029 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Lawana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org