Recorded 1965–2003 Girls' name Peak 1979 1,061 births

Lashana — girls' name

1,061 babies named Lashana in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s3941980s4411990s1832000s16
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Lashana was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

75 babies were named Lashana in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashana

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,061 babies named Lashana between 1965 and 2003, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 441 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lashana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashana in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,061 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lashana at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,061

Since 1965

39 years of records

Peak year

1979

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1965

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2003

Lashana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1965

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
75
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080 20031996199119861981197619711965 8

Lashana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
441 births that decade — 42% of Lashana's all-time total
1960s271970s3941980s4411990s1832000s16

Lashana by state

Where Lashana concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lashana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
60 5.7%
#2 California
26 2.5%
#3 Illinois
22 2.1%
#4 Texas
19 1.8%
#5 Georgia
17 1.6%
#6 Florida
13 1.2%
#7 Louisiana
11 1.0%
#8 Michigan
10 0.9%
New York share of Lashana's total US births 5.7%
Even split

60 of 1,061 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Lashana appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashana?
1,061 babies have been named Lashana since 1965. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 75 births.
When was Lashana most popular?
Lashana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 441 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Lashana most popular?
The top states for the name Lashana are New York (60 births), California (26 births), Illinois (22 births).
How long has the name Lashana been used?
Lashana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 39 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Lashana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lashonda, Lashawn, Lashanda, Lashay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.