Recorded 1958–2003 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,700 births

Lasonya — girls' name

1,700 babies named Lasonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s3861970s8921980s3361990s692000s11
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Lasonya was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

128 babies were named Lasonya in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lasonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,700 babies named Lasonya between 1958 and 2003, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lasonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 128 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lasonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 892 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lasonya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 192 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lasonya in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lasonya 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 1,700 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.

Lasonya at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

1,700

Since 1958

46 years of records

Peak year

1971

128 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1958

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2003

Lasonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1958

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1971)
128
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
-50050100150 200319921987198219771972196719621958 6

Lasonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
892 births that decade — 52% of Lasonya's all-time total
1950s61960s3861970s8921980s3361990s692000s11

Lasonya by state

Where Lasonya concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lasonya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
192 11.3%
#2 Alabama
109 6.4%
#3 Georgia
84 4.9%
#4 Mississippi
70 4.1%
#5 Tennessee
53 3.1%
#6 Florida
45 2.6%
#7 Illinois
44 2.6%
#8 North Carolina
39 2.3%
Texas share of Lasonya's total US births 11.3%
Even split

192 of 1,700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Lasonya appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lasonya?
1,700 babies have been named Lasonya since 1958. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1971 with 128 births.
When was Lasonya most popular?
Lasonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 892 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Lasonya most popular?
The top states for the name Lasonya are Texas (192 births), Alabama (109 births), Georgia (84 births).
How long has the name Lasonya been used?
Lasonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 46 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Lasonya?
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.

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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, 1958–2003 (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.