Total births
169
Girls' name · since 1972
Lashika
169 babies named Lashika 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.
- #11335
- among girls today
- 169
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Lashika currently ranks #11335 among girls' names in America, with 169 babies recorded since 1972.
Lashika has 169 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11335 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2024.
- #11335 among girls today
- 169 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
- 36% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Lashika is currently the #11335 girls' name in America, more common than 36% of girls - 169 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11335
- among girls today
- 169
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- more common than other girls
Lashika vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11335
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 36% of names given to girls today.
1980s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Lashika was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
15 babies were named Lashika in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
How Lashika compares
169 33th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lashika's all-time total is 56% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lashika | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 169 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Lashika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lashika's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lashika at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1980
Current rank
#11,335
Active since
1972
Lashika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2024
- Peak year (1980)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Lashika by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lashika's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Lashika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
44 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 97 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lashika? ▼
Since 1972, Social Security records show 169 babies named Lashika. Today it holds rank #11335 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1980, with 15 births.
When was Lashika most popular? ▼
Lashika was most popular in the 1980s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Lashika been used? ▼
Records for Lashika go back to 1972, giving 53 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Lashika? ▼
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.
What to do with Lashika's data
- Lashika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lashika
Nearby Names Like Lashika
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lashika
Lashonda Girl
9,234 births
Lashawn Girl
7,349 births
Lashanda Girl
4,674 births
Lashay Girl
#13771 2,837 births
Lashunda Girl
2,270 births
Compare Lashika side by side: Lashika vs Lashonda Lashika vs Lashawn Lashika vs Lashanda
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lashika: #11335 Girls' Name - 169 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lashika. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lashika 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 June 2026.