Lawanda
Meaning
“A modern coinage combining the prefix 'La-' with Wanda, itself of Germanic or Slavic origin linked to the Wends.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lawanda peaked in the 1960s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
184 people · the #26,983 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 19
Among people named Lawanda living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lawanda
Most people given the name Lawanda in the United States were born between 1960 and 1979. The Lawanda you meet today is most often in her 40s or 50s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lawanda deep dive
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