Girls' name · since 1978
Lashira
46 babies named Lashira in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashira sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 46 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashira has been recorded 46 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1993.
- #35,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 46 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashira ranks #35,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #35,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 46
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lashira's 46 recorded births place it above 50.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Lashira's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lashira splits its recorded history at 1987: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lashira popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Lashira by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Lashira's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lashira births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (52% of all-time use).
Lashira by state
Where Lashira concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 10.9% |
5 of 46 births nationwide.
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- Lashira's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Lashiras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Lashira: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~15 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, 1978–1993 (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 Lashira 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.