Recorded 1970–1997 Girls' name Peak 1984 291 births

Lashannon — girls' name

291 babies named Lashannon in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1061980s1421990s43
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Lashannon was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lashannon in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashannon

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Lashannon between 1970 and 1997, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashannon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashannon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 142 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lashannon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lashannon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashannon 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 291 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.

Lashannon at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

291

Since 1970

28 years of records

Peak year

1984

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1970

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1997

Lashannon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1970

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1984)
20
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 19971992198819841980197619721970 7

Lashannon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
142 births that decade — 49% of Lashannon's all-time total
1970s1061980s1421990s43

Lashannon by state

Where Lashannon concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lashannon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 2.1%
Florida share of Lashannon's total US births 2.1%

6 of 291 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashannon?
291 babies have been named Lashannon since 1970. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1984 with 20 births.
When was Lashannon most popular?
Lashannon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 142 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Lashannon most popular?
The top states for the name Lashannon are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Lashannon been used?
Lashannon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 28 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Lashannon?
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.

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, 1970–1997 (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.