Lawanda is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Lawanda means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Lawanda across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Lawanda has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Lawanda is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “elaboration with the La prefix”. A modern American coinage combining La with Wanda.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 12,099 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Lawanda per year, United States (1917 to 2021). United States peaked in 1977 (598/yr).
Lawanda has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1977, when it ranked #674 nationally (given to 598 babies that year).
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