Unisex name · since 1955
Lashawn
Since 1955, U.S. Social Security records show 7,349 babies named Lashawn, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,349
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashawn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 7,349 have been recorded since 1955.
Lashawn has 7,349 recorded births among girls since 1955, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1955 to 2020.
- #2,011 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 7,349 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashawn ranks #2,011 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7,349 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 7,349
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashawn's 7,349 recorded births place it above 97.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Lashawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lashawn splits its recorded history at 1987: 21% of all births land in the more recent half, 79% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2015 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 494 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lashawn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2020
- Peak year (1970)
- 494
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Lashawn popularity over time - boys
3,279 total births recorded since 1964 (Lashawn as boys' name)
Lashawn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,505 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Lashawn's strongest decade.
3,505 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lashawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 1,278
1960s
1,278 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,505 births
- 1980s 1,344
1980s
1,344 births
- 1990s 899
1990s
899 births
- 2000s 220
2000s
220 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,505 births (48% of all-time use).
How Lashawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lashawn's total volume
Lashawn by state
Where Lashawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 832 | 11.3% |
| #2 | District of Columbia | | 661 | 9.0% |
| #3 | California | | 642 | 8.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 580 | 7.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 502 | 6.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 472 | 6.4% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 386 | 5.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 213 | 2.9% |
832 of 7,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Lashawn appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lashawn's data
- Lashawn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,505 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lashawns (832 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lashawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1955–2020 (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 Lashawn 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.