Girls' name · since 1962
Lasonia
450 babies named Lasonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lasonia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 450 recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasonia has been recorded 450 times among girls since 1962, 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 1962 to 1988.
- #12,608 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 450 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasonia ranks #12,608 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,608 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 450
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lasonia's 450 recorded births place it above 82.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lasonia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lasonia's full recorded timeline at 1975, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lasonia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1988
- Peak year (1972)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Lasonia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (259 births, 58% of the file).
1970s was Lasonia's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Lasonia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
142 births
- 1970s
1970s
259 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 259 births (58% of all-time use).
Lasonia by state
Where Lasonia concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
26 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lasonia's data
- Lasonia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lasonias (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lasonia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1962–1988 (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 Lasonia 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.