Recorded 1951–2012 Girls' name Peak 1971 999 births

Lashell — girls' name

999 babies named Lashell in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s1841970s3061980s2671990s1492000s612010s12
1970s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Lashell was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

42 babies were named Lashell in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashell

The Social Security Administration has registered 999 babies named Lashell between 1951 and 2012, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashell performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lashell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashell in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashell 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 999 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.

Lashell at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

999

Since 1951

62 years of records

Peak year

1971

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1951

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2012

Lashell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1951

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1971)
42
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
01020304050 201220021995198819811974196719601951 5

Lashell by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
306 births that decade — 31% of Lashell's all-time total
1950s201960s1841970s3061980s2671990s1492000s612010s12

Lashell by state

Where Lashell concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lashell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 2.2%
#2 Texas
13 1.3%
#3 Illinois
8 0.8%
#4 Ohio
8 0.8%
#5 Virginia
6 0.6%
California share of Lashell's total US births 2.2%
Even split

22 of 999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashell?
999 babies have been named Lashell since 1951. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1971 with 42 births.
When was Lashell most popular?
Lashell was most popular in the 1970s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Lashell most popular?
The top states for the name Lashell are California (22 births), Texas (13 births), Illinois (8 births).
How long has the name Lashell been used?
Lashell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 62 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Lashell?
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.

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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, 1951–2012 (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.