Girls' name · since 1967
Lashawnda
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 2,227 babies named Lashawnda, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,227
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashawnda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,227 recorded since 1967.
Lashawnda has 2,227 recorded births among girls since 1967, 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 1967 to 2011.
- #4,388 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,227 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashawnda ranks #4,388 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,227 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,388 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,227
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashawnda's 2,227 recorded births place it above 93.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Lashawnda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lashawnda splits its recorded history at 1988: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lashawnda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2011
- Peak year (1978)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Lashawnda by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (948 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Lashawnda's strongest decade.
948 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Lashawnda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s
1970s
774 births
- 1980s
1980s
948 births
- 1990s
1990s
391 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 948 births (43% of all-time use).
How Lashawnda 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 Lashawnda's total volume
Lashawnda by state
Where Lashawnda concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 187 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 184 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 170 | 7.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 138 | 6.2% |
| #5 | California | | 123 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 65 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 62 | 2.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 49 | 2.2% |
187 of 2,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Lashawnda appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Lashawnda's decade-level peak was the 1980s (948 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lashawndas (187 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lashawnda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1967–2011 (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 Lashawnda 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.