Recorded 1961–2000 Unisex name Peak 1970 677 births

Lashun — unisex name

677 babies named Lashun in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s1581970s3601980s1091990s452000s5
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Lashun was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

59 babies were named Lashun in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lashun

The Social Security Administration has registered 677 babies named Lashun between 1961 and 2000, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lashun currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 59 babies received it in a single year. Lashun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 326 additional births since 1968.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lashun performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 360 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lashun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Lashun in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lashun 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 677 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.

Lashun at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

677

Since 1961

40 years of records

Peak year

1970

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1961

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2000

Lashun popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1961

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1970)
59
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 20001991198519801975197019651961 7

Lashun popularity over time — boys

326 total births recorded since 1968 (Lashun as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 326 births
05101520 20222008200219921983197819731968 8

Lashun by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
360 births that decade — 53% of Lashun's all-time total
1960s1581970s3601980s1091990s452000s5

Lashun by state

Where Lashun concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lashun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
58 8.6%
#2 California
33 4.9%
#3 Illinois
25 3.7%
#4 Alabama
21 3.1%
#5 Georgia
18 2.7%
#6 Tennessee
10 1.5%
#7 Louisiana
6 0.9%
Texas share of Lashun's total US births 8.6%
Even split

58 of 677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lashun?
677 babies have been named Lashun since 1961. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1970 with 59 births.
When was Lashun most popular?
Lashun was most popular in the 1970s decade with 360 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Lashun most popular?
The top states for the name Lashun are Texas (58 births), California (33 births), Illinois (25 births).
Is Lashun a unisex name?
Yes, Lashun is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 677 births, and as a boy's name it has 326 births.
How long has the name Lashun been used?
Lashun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 40 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Lashun?
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, 1961–2000 (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.