Recorded 1973–1992 Girls' name Peak 1982 74 births

Lashena — girls' name

74 babies named Lashena in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s411990s10
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Lashena was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lashena in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashena

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Lashena between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lashena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashena 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 74 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.

Lashena at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

74

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lashena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 199219911987198619841983198219801979197819771973 5

Lashena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
41 births that decade — 55% of Lashena's all-time total
1970s231980s411990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashena?
74 babies have been named Lashena since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Lashena most popular?
Lashena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lashena been used?
Lashena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lashena?
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, 1973–1992 (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.