Girls' name · since 1971
Lashawndra
256 babies named Lashawndra in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashawndra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 256 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashawndra has been recorded 256 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 1997.
- #17,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashawndra ranks #17,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,382 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashawndra's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Lashawndra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lashawndra splits its recorded history at 1985: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lashawndra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1997
- Peak year (1984)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Lashawndra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (142 births, 55% of the file).
1980s was Lashawndra's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lashawndra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
142 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 142 births (55% of all-time use).
Lashawndra by state
Where Lashawndra concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
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- Lashawndra's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (142 total births) through the 1990s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Lashawndras (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lashawndra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1971–1997 (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 Lashawndra 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.