How Many People Are Named Lashanda?
An estimated 4,317 people in the United States have the first name Lashanda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Lashanda peaked in popularity in 1980 with 291 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lashanda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lashanda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,317
About 1 in 79,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1980
291 births
Total Registered
4,674
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lashanda
Lashanda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,674 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lashanda as a female name
Ranked #18,628 in 2010
5 female births in 2010
Peak: 1980 (291 births)
Lashanda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lashanda span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 2,157 babies were registered. Lashanda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lashanda by Decade
How has Lashanda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lashanda by State
Birth registrations for Lashanda span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, North Carolina. The lowest are in Maryland, Kentucky, Wisconsin. On average, about 161 Lashandas were registered per state.
Lashanda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lashanda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lashanda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashanda?
We estimate approximately 4,317 people named Lashanda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 79,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Lashanda a common name?
Lashanda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,674 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lashanda most popular?
Lashanda reached peak popularity in 1980, when 291 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lashanda is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lashanda a female name?
Lashanda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lashanda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lashanda Smith, Lashanda Johnson, Lashanda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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