Girls' name · since 1955
Lashelle
1,045 babies named Lashelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,045
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashelle sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,045 recorded since 1955.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashelle has been recorded 1,045 times among girls since 1955, 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 1955 to 2012.
- #7,288 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,045 born since 1955
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashelle ranks #7,288 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,045 born since 1955, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,288 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,045
- born since 1955
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashelle's 1,045 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lashelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lashelle's full recorded timeline at 1984, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lashelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–2012
- Peak year (1982)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Lashelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (334 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Lashelle's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lashelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 35
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
170 births
- 1970s
1970s
334 births
- 1980s
1980s
264 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 334 births (32% of all-time use).
How Lashelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lashelle's total volume
Lashelle by state
Where Lashelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1955
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
15 of 1,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Lashelle's data
- Lashelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lashelles (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lashelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1955–2012 (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 Lashelle 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.