Is Lawanna a boy or girl name?

Lawanna is a girl’s name. Of the 2,381 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Lawanna

Recorded 1921–1996 · United States

Lawanna was most popular in 1964, when 74 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,116 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,381 people named Lawanna.

Lawanna over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lawanna’s peak in 1964. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lawanna a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lawanna is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,381 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lawanna

Where Lawanna 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