Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1989 84 births

Lashawnta — girls' name

84 babies named Lashawnta in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s271980s461990s11
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lashawnta was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lashawnta in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashawnta

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Lashawnta between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashawnta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashawnta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lashawnta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashawnta 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 84 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.

Lashawnta at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

84

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lashawnta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 19921989198719831981197619741973 7

Lashawnta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
46 births that decade — 55% of Lashawnta's all-time total
1970s271980s461990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashawnta?
84 babies have been named Lashawnta since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Lashawnta most popular?
Lashawnta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Lashawnta been used?
Lashawnta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lashawnta?
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, 1973–1992 (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.