Recorded 1973–1984 Girls' name Peak 1973 23 births

Lashasta — girls' name

23 babies named Lashasta in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s12
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lashasta was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lashasta in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashasta

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Lashasta between 1973 and 1984, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashasta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashasta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lashasta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashasta 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 23 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.

Lashasta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

23

Since 1973

12 years of records

Peak year

1973

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1973

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1984

Lashasta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1973

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1973)
6
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 1984198319781973 6

Lashasta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 52% of Lashasta's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashasta?
23 babies have been named Lashasta since 1973. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1973 with 6 births.
When was Lashasta most popular?
Lashasta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Lashasta been used?
Lashasta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 12 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Lashasta?
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, 1973–1984 (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.