Lawan is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Lawan is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Lawan first appears in 1954 and peaked in 1970 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,013 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | — | #9,259 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,033 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | — | #7,517 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #11,457 | — |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,939 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,319 | — |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,371 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,957 |
| 1974 | 12 | — | #8,249 | #4,989 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,381 | — |
| 1972 | 15 | — | #7,782 | #3,505 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,252 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,068 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #4,968 | — |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #7,132 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #7,062 | — |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,245 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,230 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,777 | — |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,076 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,207 | — |