Girls' name · since 1961
Lasonja
452 babies named Lasonja 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.
- #12,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lasonja is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 452 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasonja has been recorded 452 times among girls since 1961, 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 1961 to 1995.
- #12,580 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 452 born since 1961
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lasonja ranks #12,580 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 452 born since 1961, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,580 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1961
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lasonja's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Lasonja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lasonja splits its recorded history at 1976: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lasonja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1995
- Peak year (1970)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lasonja by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (229 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Lasonja's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Lasonja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
126 births
- 1970s
1970s
229 births
- 1980s 75
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 229 births (51% of all-time use).
Lasonja by state
Where Lasonja concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 26 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 13 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
26 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Lasonja's data
- Lasonja's decade-level peak was the 1970s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Lasonjas (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Lasonja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1961–1995 (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 Lasonja 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.