Recorded 1972–2005 Girls' name Peak 1988 358 births

Lashara — girls' name

358 babies named Lashara in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s1661990s1152000s11
1980s
Peak decade

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

1988
Single peak year

26 babies were named Lashara in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashara

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Lashara between 1972 and 2005, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashara performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lashara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lashara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashara 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 358 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.

Lashara at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

358

Since 1972

34 years of records

Peak year

1988

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1972

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2005

Lashara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1972

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1988)
26
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
051015202530 20051997199319891985198119771972 12

Lashara by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
166 births that decade — 46% of Lashara's all-time total
1970s661980s1661990s1152000s11

Lashara by state

Where Lashara concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lashara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.4%
Florida share of Lashara's total US births 1.4%

5 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashara?
358 babies have been named Lashara since 1972. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1988 with 26 births.
When was Lashara most popular?
Lashara was most popular in the 1980s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Lashara most popular?
The top states for the name Lashara are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Lashara been used?
Lashara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 34 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Lashara?
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, 1972–2005 (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.