Recorded 1969–2009 Girls' name Peak 1980 960 births

Lashandra — girls' name

960 babies named Lashandra in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s3931980s4391990s1052000s15
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Lashandra was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

68 babies were named Lashandra in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashandra

The Social Security Administration has registered 960 babies named Lashandra between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashandra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashandra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 439 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lashandra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 102 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashandra in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashandra 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 960 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.

Lashandra at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

960

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1980

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lashandra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1980)
68
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
020406080 200919961992198819841980197619721969 8

Lashandra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
439 births that decade — 46% of Lashandra's all-time total
1960s81970s3931980s4391990s1052000s15

Lashandra by state

Where Lashandra concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lashandra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
102 10.6%
#2 Georgia
92 9.6%
#3 Alabama
91 9.5%
#4 Mississippi
42 4.4%
#5 Tennessee
28 2.9%
#6 Florida
27 2.8%
#7 Louisiana
26 2.7%
#8 Illinois
5 0.5%
Texas share of Lashandra's total US births 10.6%
Even split

102 of 960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashandra?
960 babies have been named Lashandra since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1980 with 68 births.
When was Lashandra most popular?
Lashandra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 439 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Lashandra most popular?
The top states for the name Lashandra are Texas (102 births), Georgia (92 births), Alabama (91 births).
How long has the name Lashandra been used?
Lashandra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lashandra?
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, 1969–2009 (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.