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Lewanda

luh-WAN-duh /ləˈwɑːndə/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1981 (#10,411)
Babies in 1981
5 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#2,903 in 1972
First recorded
1950

Meaning of Lewanda

Lewanda, pronounced luh-WAN-duh, dances onto the scene like a warm breeze at sunset—its Slavic root “Wanda,” meaning “wanderer,” wrapped in a soft Romance embrace. Imagine a young heroine tracing lavender-scented paths through sunlit plazas; that’s the imagery Lewanda evokes, a name that feels both adventurous and serenely grounded. Though it flickered briefly in U.S. birth records—peaking in the 1970s and ’80s—it remains delightfully rare today, like finding the last slice of tres leches at abuela’s table: treasured, unmistakable, and bound to spark conversation. Rooted in old-world folklore yet kissed by modern flair, Lewanda promises a tale as vibrant as a flamenco guitar at dawn, inviting any little girl who carries it to explore the world with curious eyes and a warm heart.

How to pronounce Lewanda

English

Popularity of Lewanda in the U.S.

Lewanda was last recorded in the U.S. in 1981, ranked #10,411 with 5 babies. It peaked at #2,903 in 1972. It first appears in the records in 1950.

Bar and line chart: Lewanda in the U.S., 1950–1981. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 23 in 1972 and 5 in 1981. Line: rank among girl names, peak #2,903 in 1972, #10,411 in 1981.
  • Girls named Lewanda (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1950–1981. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1950⁠–⁠1981 19 rows
Lewanda: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
1981510,411▼ 3,622
198096,789▼ 600
1979106,189▲ 3,561
197859,750▼ 4,218
1977115,532▼ 1,169
1976144,363▲ 7
1975144,370▲ 2,530
197476,900▲ 535
197367,435▼ 4,532
1972232,903▲ 1,631
1971124,534back (not recorded in 1970)
196995,057▲ 90
196885,147▲ 310
196775,457▲ 1,107
196656,564back (not recorded in 1965)
196494,636back (not recorded in 1960–1963)
195956,245back (not recorded in 1955–1958)
195455,753back (not recorded in 1951–1953)
195055,301new