Recorded 1977–1988 Girls' name Peak 1979 78 births

Lashaunta — girls' name

78 babies named Lashaunta in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s53
1980s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Lashaunta was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

12 babies were named Lashaunta in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashaunta

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Lashaunta between 1977 and 1988, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashaunta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashaunta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lashaunta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashaunta 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 78 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.

Lashaunta at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

78

Since 1977

12 years of records

Peak year

1979

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1977

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1988

Lashaunta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1977

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1979)
12
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
468101214 19881987198619851984198319811980197919781977 8

Lashaunta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
53 births that decade — 68% of Lashaunta's all-time total
1970s251980s53

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashaunta?
78 babies have been named Lashaunta since 1977. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1979 with 12 births.
When was Lashaunta most popular?
Lashaunta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Lashaunta been used?
Lashaunta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 12 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Lashaunta?
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, 1977–1988 (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.