Recorded 1978–1993 Girls' name Peak 1981 46 births

Lashira — girls' name

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.

1970s51980s241990s17
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lashira was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lashira in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashira

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Lashira between 1978 and 1993, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashira performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lashira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lashira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashira 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 46 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.

Lashira at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

46

Since 1978

16 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1978

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1993

Lashira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1978

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19931992199019871986198119801978 5

Lashira by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 52% of Lashira's all-time total
1970s51980s241990s17

Lashira by state

Where Lashira concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lashira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 10.9%
Florida share of Lashira's total US births 10.9%

5 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashira?
46 babies have been named Lashira since 1978. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Lashira most popular?
Lashira was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Lashira most popular?
The top states for the name Lashira are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Lashira been used?
Lashira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 16 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Lashira?
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, 1978–1993 (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.