How Many People Are Named Lashanti?
An estimated 342 people in the United States have the first name Lashanti. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Lashanti peaked in popularity in 2002 with 108 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lashanti 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 Lashanti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
342
About 1 in 1,002,206 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
108 births
Total Registered
349
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lashanti
Lashanti is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 349 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lashanti as a female name
Ranked #11,532 in 2013
9 female births in 2013
Peak: 2002 (108 births)
Lashanti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lashanti span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 287 babies were registered. Lashanti has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lashanti by Decade
How has Lashanti 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.
Lashanti by State
Birth registrations for Lashanti span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Indiana. On average, about 9 Lashantis were registered per state.
Lashanti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lashanti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lashanti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashanti?
We estimate approximately 342 people named Lashanti 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 1,002,206 Americans share this first name.
Is Lashanti a common name?
Lashanti is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 349 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lashanti most popular?
Lashanti reached peak popularity in 2002, when 108 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lashanti is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lashanti a female name?
Lashanti is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lashanti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lashanti Smith, Lashanti Johnson, Lashanti 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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