Recorded 1968–2007 Girls' name Peak 1977 806 births

Lashanna — girls' name

806 babies named Lashanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s3091980s3351990s1142000s32
1980s
Peak decade

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

1977
Single peak year

67 babies were named Lashanna in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 806 babies named Lashanna between 1968 and 2007, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 335 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lashanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashanna in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashanna 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 806 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.

Lashanna at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

806

Since 1968

40 years of records

Peak year

1977

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1968

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lashanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1968

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1977)
67
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 20071997199219871982197719721968 5

Lashanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
335 births that decade — 42% of Lashanna's all-time total
1960s161970s3091980s3351990s1142000s32

Lashanna by state

Where Lashanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lashanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
33 4.1%
#2 California
27 3.3%
#3 Illinois
16 2.0%
#4 Texas
16 2.0%
#5 North Carolina
11 1.4%
#6 Ohio
11 1.4%
#7 Alabama
6 0.7%
#8 Michigan
5 0.6%
New York share of Lashanna's total US births 4.1%
Even split

33 of 806 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashanna?
806 babies have been named Lashanna since 1968. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1977 with 67 births.
When was Lashanna most popular?
Lashanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 335 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Lashanna most popular?
The top states for the name Lashanna are New York (33 births), California (27 births), Illinois (16 births).
How long has the name Lashanna been used?
Lashanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 40 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lashanna?
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, 1968–2007 (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.