Girls' name · since 1965
Lashawna
Lashawna has 1,802 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,802
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,802 girls have been named Lashawna since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashawna has been recorded 1,802 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2019.
- #5,057 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,802 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashawna ranks #5,057 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,802 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,057 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,802
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashawna's 1,802 recorded births place it above 93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Lashawna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lashawna's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lashawna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2019
- Peak year (1982)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Lashawna by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (663 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Lashawna's strongest decade.
663 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Lashawna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s
1970s
462 births
- 1980s
1980s
663 births
- 1990s
1990s
386 births
- 2000s 186
2000s
186 births
- 2010s 71
2010s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 663 births (37% of all-time use).
How Lashawna 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 Lashawna's total volume
Lashawna by state
Where Lashawna concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 131 | 7.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 90 | 5.0% |
| #3 | California | | 77 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 34 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 19 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
131 of 1,802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Lashawna appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lashawna's data
- Lashawna's decade-level peak was the 1980s (663 total births); usage has since declined to 71 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lashawnas (131 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lashawna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1965–2019 (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 Lashawna 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.