Recorded 1972–1994 Girls' name Peak 1980 304 births

Lasheka — girls' name

304 babies named Lasheka in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s881980s1701990s46
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Lasheka was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

21 babies were named Lasheka in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lasheka

The Social Security Administration has registered 304 babies named Lasheka between 1972 and 1994, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lasheka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lasheka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lasheka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lasheka in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lasheka 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 304 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.

Lasheka at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

304

Since 1972

23 years of records

Peak year

1980

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1972

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lasheka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1972

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1980)
21
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 199419911988198519821979197619731972 5

Lasheka by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
170 births that decade — 56% of Lasheka's all-time total
1970s881980s1701990s46

Lasheka by state

Where Lasheka concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lasheka
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
16 5.3%
North Carolina share of Lasheka's total US births 5.3%

16 of 304 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lasheka?
304 babies have been named Lasheka since 1972. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1980 with 21 births.
When was Lasheka most popular?
Lasheka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Lasheka most popular?
The top states for the name Lasheka are North Carolina (16 births).
How long has the name Lasheka been used?
Lasheka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 23 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lasheka?
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, 1972–1994 (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.