Girls' name · since 1972
Lashara
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.
- #14,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashara is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 358 have been recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashara has been recorded 358 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2005.
- #14,473 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 358 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashara ranks #14,473 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 358 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,473 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 358
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashara's 358 recorded births place it above 79.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Lashara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lashara's full recorded timeline at 1988, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lashara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2005
- Peak year (1988)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Lashara by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (166 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Lashara's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lashara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
166 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 166 births (46% of all-time use).
Lashara by state
Where Lashara concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 358 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lashara's data
- Lashara's decade-level peak was the 1980s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Lasharas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lashara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lashara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.