Recorded 1969–2009 Girls' name Peak 1981 732 births

Lashauna — girls' name

732 babies named Lashauna in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s2301980s2721990s1432000s75
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Lashauna was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

47 babies were named Lashauna in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashauna

The Social Security Administration has registered 732 babies named Lashauna between 1969 and 2009, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashauna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashauna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lashauna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashauna in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashauna 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 732 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.

Lashauna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

732

Since 1969

41 years of records

Peak year

1981

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1969

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2009

Lashauna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1969

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1981)
47
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
01020304050 200920031998199319881983197819731969 12

Lashauna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
272 births that decade — 37% of Lashauna's all-time total
1960s121970s2301980s2721990s1432000s75

Lashauna by state

Where Lashauna concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lashauna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
13 1.8%
#2 Illinois
10 1.4%
#3 Ohio
10 1.4%
#4 Texas
6 0.8%
#5 Georgia
5 0.7%
#6 Michigan
5 0.7%
#7 New York
5 0.7%
North Carolina share of Lashauna's total US births 1.8%
Even split

13 of 732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashauna?
732 babies have been named Lashauna since 1969. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1981 with 47 births.
When was Lashauna most popular?
Lashauna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 272 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Lashauna most popular?
The top states for the name Lashauna are North Carolina (13 births), Illinois (10 births), Ohio (10 births).
How long has the name Lashauna been used?
Lashauna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 41 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Lashauna?
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.

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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, 1969–2009 (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.