Recorded 1968–2016 Girls' name Peak 1992 900 births

Lashea — girls' name

900 babies named Lashea in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s1381980s2791990s2942000s1252010s52
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Lashea was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

50 babies were named Lashea in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashea

The Social Security Administration has registered 900 babies named Lashea between 1968 and 2016, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashea performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 294 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lashea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashea in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashea 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 900 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.

Lashea at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

900

Since 1968

49 years of records

Peak year

1992

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1968

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2016

Lashea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1968

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1992)
50
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
0102030405060 201620102004199719911985197919731968 5

Lashea by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
294 births that decade — 33% of Lashea's all-time total
1960s121970s1381980s2791990s2942000s1252010s52

Lashea by state

Where Lashea concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lashea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 2.6%
#2 California
20 2.2%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
#4 North Carolina
5 0.6%
New York share of Lashea's total US births 2.6%
Even split

23 of 900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashea?
900 babies have been named Lashea since 1968. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1992 with 50 births.
When was Lashea most popular?
Lashea was most popular in the 1990s decade with 294 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Lashea most popular?
The top states for the name Lashea are New York (23 births), California (20 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Lashea been used?
Lashea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 49 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Lashea?
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, 1968–2016 (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.