Girls' name · since 1969
Lashona
419 babies named Lashona in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
419 girls have been named Lashona since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lashona recorded 419 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1996.
- #13,153 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 419 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashona ranks #13,153 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 419 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,153 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 419
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashona's 419 recorded births place it above 81.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Lashona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lashona's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 34% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 66%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lashona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1996
- Peak year (1976)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Lashona by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (230 births, 55% of the file).
1970s was Lashona's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Lashona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s
1970s
230 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 230 births (55% of all-time use).
Lashona by state
Where Lashona concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
7 of 419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lashona's data
- Lashona's decade-level peak was the 1970s (230 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Lashonas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Lashona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1969–1996 (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 Lashona 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.