Girls' name · since 1968
Lashea
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 900 babies named Lashea, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 900
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
900 girls have been named Lashea since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashea has been recorded 900 times among girls since 1968, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2016.
- #8,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 900 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashea ranks #8,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 900 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 900
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lashea's 900 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lashea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lashea's full recorded timeline at 1992, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lashea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2016
- Peak year (1992)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Lashea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (294 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Lashea's strongest decade.
294 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Lashea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
279 births
- 1990s
1990s
294 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 294 births (33% of all-time use).
How Lashea 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 Lashea's total volume
Lashea by state
Where Lashea concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| 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% |
23 of 900 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lashea's data
- Lashea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (294 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lasheas (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lashea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1968–2016 (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 Lashea 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.