Recorded 1973–1996 Girls' name Peak 1980 80 births

Lasheba — girls' name

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.

1970s501980s251990s5
1970s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Lasheba was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lasheba in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lasheba

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Lasheba between 1973 and 1996, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lasheba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lasheba performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lasheba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lasheba 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 80 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.

Lasheba at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

80

Since 1973

24 years of records

Peak year

1980

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1973

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lasheba popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1980)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 199619811980197919781976197519741973 6

Lasheba by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
50 births that decade — 63% of Lasheba's all-time total
1970s501980s251990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lasheba?
80 babies have been named Lasheba since 1973. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1980 with 13 births.
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?
Lasheba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 24 years of data 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.

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, 1973–1996 (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.