Girls' name · since 1967
Lashonna
Lashonna has 429 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashonna is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 429 have been recorded since 1967.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashonna has been recorded 429 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2005.
- #12,968 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 429 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lashonna ranks #12,968 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 429 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,968 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 429
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lashonna's 429 recorded births place it above 82.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lashonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lashonna's full recorded timeline at 1983, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lashonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2005
- Peak year (1979)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Lashonna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (167 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Lashonna's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lashonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s
1970s
167 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 167 births (39% of all-time use).
Lashonna by state
Where Lashonna concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 429 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lashonna's data
- Lashonna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (167 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lashonnas (5 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 Lashonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1967–2005 (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 Lashonna 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.