How Many People Are Named Lashaun?
An estimated 2,015 people in the United States have the first name Lashaun. It is used for both genders, with 59.1% female. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Lashaun peaked in popularity in 1978 with 100 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lashaun 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 Lashaun paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lashaun has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Lashaun is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
2,015
About 1 in 170,101 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
59.1% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1978
100 births
Total Registered
2,157
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lashaun
Lashaun is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (40.9%) and females (59.1%). Out of 2,157 total births registered, 882 were male and 1,275 were female.
Lashaun as a male name
Ranked #13,369 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1978 (47 births)
Lashaun as a female name
Ranked #15,403 in 2016
6 female births in 2016
Peak: 1969 (68 births)
Lashaun: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lashaun span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 665 babies were registered. Lashaun has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lashaun by Decade
How has Lashaun 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.
Lashaun by State
Birth registrations for Lashaun span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, New York, California. The lowest are in Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina. On average, about 38 Lashauns were registered per state.
Lashaun + Last Name Combinations
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Lashaun: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashaun?
We estimate approximately 2,015 people named Lashaun 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 170,101 Americans share this first name.
Is Lashaun a common name?
Lashaun is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,157 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lashaun most popular?
Lashaun reached peak popularity in 1978, when 100 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lashaun is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lashaun a female name?
Lashaun is predominantly female. 59.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lashaun Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lashaun Smith, Lashaun Johnson, Lashaun 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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