Recorded 1974–1996 Girls' name Peak 1984 478 births

Lasheena — girls' name

478 babies named Lasheena in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s611980s3541990s63
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Lasheena was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

66 babies were named Lasheena in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lasheena

The Social Security Administration has registered 478 babies named Lasheena between 1974 and 1996, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lasheena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lasheena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 354 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lasheena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lasheena in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lasheena 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 478 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.

Lasheena at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

478

Since 1974

23 years of records

Peak year

1984

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1974

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lasheena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1974

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1984)
66
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
020406080 19961992198919861983198019771974 7

Lasheena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
354 births that decade — 74% of Lasheena's all-time total
1970s611980s3541990s63

Lasheena by state

Where Lasheena concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lasheena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
14 2.9%
#2 Florida
12 2.5%
#3 Texas
9 1.9%
#4 New York
7 1.5%
#5 Georgia
6 1.3%
#6 Michigan
5 1.0%
#7 North Carolina
5 1.0%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 1.0%
Illinois share of Lasheena's total US births 2.9%
Even split

14 of 478 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lasheena?
478 babies have been named Lasheena since 1974. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1984 with 66 births.
When was Lasheena most popular?
Lasheena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 354 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Lasheena most popular?
The top states for the name Lasheena are Illinois (14 births), Florida (12 births), Texas (9 births).
How long has the name Lasheena been used?
Lasheena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 23 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lasheena?
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, 1974–1996 (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.