Total births
23
Girls' name · since 1973
Lashasta
Lashasta has 23 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 23
- total births
- 1973–1984
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Lashasta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 23 have been recorded since 1973.
Lashasta has 23 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1984.
- 23 total births
- 1973–1984 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
23 girls have been named Lashasta since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1984.
- 23
- total births
- 1973–1984
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
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.
Lashasta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lashasta splits its recorded history at 1983: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lashasta at a glance
Last recorded 1984Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Lashasta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1984
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Lashasta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lashasta's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lashasta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lashasta? ▼
Since 1973, Social Security records show 23 babies named Lashasta. The most recent recorded year was 1984. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lashasta since 1973 -- 12 years through the most recent 1984 data.
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.
Keep exploring Lashasta
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lashasta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lashasta: Baby Name Since 1973 - 23 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lashasta. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lashasta 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 July 2026.