How Many People Are Named Lashay?
An estimated 2,738 people in the United States have the first name Lashay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Lashay peaked in popularity in 1992 with 140 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lashay 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 Lashay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,738
About 1 in 125,184 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1992
140 births
Total Registered
2,847
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lashay
Lashay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,847 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Lashay as a male name
Ranked #9,575 in 1993
5 male births in 1993
Peak: 1976 (5 births)
Lashay as a female name
Ranked #14,427 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (140 births)
Lashay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lashay span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,037 babies were registered. Lashay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lashay by Decade
How has Lashay 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.
Lashay by State
Birth registrations for Lashay span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Mississippi. On average, about 51 Lashays were registered per state.
Lashay + Last Name Combinations
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Lashay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashay?
We estimate approximately 2,738 people named Lashay 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 125,184 Americans share this first name.
Is Lashay a common name?
Lashay is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,847 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lashay most popular?
Lashay reached peak popularity in 1992, when 140 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lashay is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lashay a female name?
Lashay is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lashay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lashay Smith, Lashay Johnson, Lashay 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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