Given name
Lawonda
“a wanderer”
Lawonda is a variant of Lawanda. In American use, Lawanda carries the interpretation “a wanderer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lawonda is a variant of Lawanda. In American use, Lawanda carries the interpretation “a wanderer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lawonda connects to the Wanda name family through Lawanda. A possible origin is German, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lawonda connects to the Wanda name family through Lawanda. The history of Wanda gives this family its wider story. Wanda appears as a princess in Polish folk tales. The writer Ouida used it for the heroine of her 1883 novel Wanda, helping introduce the name to English-speaking readers.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lawonda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 307
- 0 boys · 307 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 246 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lawonda’s family of names
Lawonda has a related form in Lawanda.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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