Recorded 1970–1979 Girls' name Peak 1971 52 births

Lashonya — girls' name

52 babies named Lashonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Lashonya was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lashonya in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Lashonya between 1970 and 1979, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashonya 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 52 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.

Lashonya at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

52

Since 1970

10 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1970

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1979

Lashonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1970

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
45678910 19791977197619741973197219711970 5

Lashonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 100% of Lashonya's all-time total
1970s52

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashonya?
52 babies have been named Lashonya since 1970. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Lashonya most popular?
Lashonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Lashonya been used?
Lashonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 10 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Lashonya?
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, 1970–1979 (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.