How Many People Are Named Lashawna?
An estimated 1,697 people in the United States have the first name Lashawna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Lashawna peaked in popularity in 1982 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lashawna 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 Lashawna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,697
About 1 in 201,977 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1982
80 births
Total Registered
1,802
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lashawna
Lashawna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,802 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lashawna as a female name
Ranked #13,191 in 2019
7 female births in 2019
Peak: 1982 (80 births)
Lashawna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lashawna span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 663 babies were registered. Lashawna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lashawna by Decade
How has Lashawna 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.
Lashawna by State
Birth registrations for Lashawna span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, New York, California. The lowest are in Illinois, Maryland, Virginia. On average, about 38 Lashawnas were registered per state.
Lashawna + Last Name Combinations
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Lashawna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashawna?
We estimate approximately 1,697 people named Lashawna 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 201,977 Americans share this first name.
Is Lashawna a common name?
Lashawna is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,802 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lashawna most popular?
Lashawna reached peak popularity in 1982, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lashawna is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lashawna a female name?
Lashawna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lashawna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lashawna Smith, Lashawna Johnson, Lashawna 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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