Recorded 1967–2005 Girls' name Peak 1979 429 births

Lashonna — girls' name

429 babies named Lashonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s271970s1671980s1611990s562000s18
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lashonna was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

29 babies were named Lashonna in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 429 babies named Lashonna between 1967 and 2005, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashonna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 167 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lashonna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lashonna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashonna 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 429 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.

Lashonna at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

429

Since 1967

39 years of records

Peak year

1979

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1967

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2005

Lashonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1967

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1979)
29
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Lashonna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
167 births that decade — 39% of Lashonna's all-time total
1960s271970s1671980s1611990s562000s18

Lashonna by state

Where Lashonna concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lashonna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
California share of Lashonna's total US births 1.2%

5 of 429 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashonna?
429 babies have been named Lashonna since 1967. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1979 with 29 births.
When was Lashonna most popular?
Lashonna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 167 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Lashonna most popular?
The top states for the name Lashonna are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lashonna been used?
Lashonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 39 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Lashonna?
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, 1967–2005 (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.