Unisex name · since 1957
Lashon
Lashon has 1,535 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,535
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,535 have been recorded since 1957.
Lashon has 1,535 recorded births among girls since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2007.
- #5,610 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,535 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashon ranks #5,610 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,535 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,610 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,535
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashon's 1,535 recorded births place it above 92.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lashon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lashon splits its recorded history at 1981: 19% of all births land in the more recent half, 81% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 123 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lashon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2007
- Peak year (1970)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Lashon popularity over time - boys
716 total births recorded since 1966 (Lashon as boys' name)
Lashon by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (790 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Lashon's strongest decade.
790 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lashon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
408 births
- 1970s
1970s
790 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 126
1990s
126 births
- 2000s 49
2000s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 790 births (51% of all-time use).
How Lashon 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 Lashon's total volume
Lashon by state
Where Lashon concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 136 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 132 | 8.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 75 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 65 | 4.2% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 64 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 63 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 56 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 30 | 2.0% |
136 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Lashon appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Lashon's decade-level peak was the 1970s (790 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lashons (136 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 Lashon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1957–2007 (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 Lashon 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.