Lashay — #13722 US girls' name
2,837 babies named Lashay in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 22% of names given to girls today.
36% of everyone ever named Lashay was born in this single decade.
140 babies were named Lashay in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lashay
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,837 babies named Lashay between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashay currently holds the #13722 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 140 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,032 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lashay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 159 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashay in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lashay 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 2,837 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.
Lashay at a glance
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Current rank
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Lashay popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966
- Peak year (1992)
- 140
- Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
Currently ranks #13722 among girls.
2,837 total births across 59 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 140 births in a single year.
Lashay popularity over time — boys
10 total births recorded since 1976 (Lashay as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lashay accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lashay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,032 births that decade — 36% of Lashay's all-time total
Lashay decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,032 births
- Runner-up 662 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Lashay's strongest decade
1,032 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
Lashay by state
Where Lashay concentrates geographically — total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 159 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 142 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 125 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 104 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 87 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 64 | 2.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 63 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 57 | 2.0% |
159 of 2,837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.0% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.7% of nationwide
- Maryland 3.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 20 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.6% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Lashay appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1966–2024 (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.