Recorded 1971–2002 Girls' name Peak 1978 238 births

Lashonta — girls' name

238 babies named Lashonta in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s791980s1071990s462000s6
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Lashonta was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

21 babies were named Lashonta in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashonta

The Social Security Administration has registered 238 babies named Lashonta between 1971 and 2002, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashonta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashonta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lashonta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashonta 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 238 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.

Lashonta at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

238

Since 1971

32 years of records

Peak year

1978

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1971

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2002

Lashonta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1971

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1978)
21
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0510152025 200219931990198719841981197819751971 8

Lashonta by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
107 births that decade — 45% of Lashonta's all-time total
1970s791980s1071990s462000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashonta?
238 babies have been named Lashonta since 1971. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1978 with 21 births.
When was Lashonta most popular?
Lashonta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Lashonta been used?
Lashonta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 32 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Lashonta?
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, 1971–2002 (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.