Girls' name · since 1973

Lasheba

80 babies named Lasheba in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#29,623 of 72,339
all-time among girls
80
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade

Lasheba is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1973.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasheba has been recorded 80 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1996.

  • #29,623 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 80 born since 1973
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasheba ranks #29,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 80 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.

#29,623 of 72,339
all-time among girls
80
born since 1973
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lasheba's 80 recorded births place it above 58.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lasheba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lasheba's SSA record in two at 1978 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lasheba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1996

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
468101214 197319741975197619781979198019811996 5

Lasheba by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (50 births, 63% of the file).

1970s was Lasheba's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Lasheba births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 50 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lasheba?
80 babies have been named Lasheba since 1973. All-time, it sits at #29,623 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
Where does Lasheba sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasheba ranks #29,623 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lasheba most popular?
Lasheba was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lasheba been used?
Records for Lasheba go back to 1973, giving 24 years of history through 1996.
What names are similar to Lasheba?
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.

What to do with Lasheba's data

  • Lasheba's decade-level peak was the 1970s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lasheba

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lasheba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1996 (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 Lasheba 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.