How Many People Are Named Lasheka?
An estimated 284 people in the United States have the first name Lasheka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Lasheka peaked in popularity in 1980 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lasheka 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 Lasheka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
284
About 1 in 1,206,881 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1980
21 births
Total Registered
304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lasheka
Lasheka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 304 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lasheka as a female name
Ranked #11,220 in 1994
7 female births in 1994
Peak: 1980 (21 births)
Lasheka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lasheka span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 170 babies were registered. Lasheka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lasheka by Decade
How has Lasheka 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.
Lasheka by State
Lasheka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lasheka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lasheka
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Lasheka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lasheka?
We estimate approximately 284 people named Lasheka 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 1,206,881 Americans share this first name.
Is Lasheka a common name?
Lasheka is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lasheka most popular?
Lasheka reached peak popularity in 1980, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lasheka is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lasheka a female name?
Lasheka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lasheka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lasheka Smith, Lasheka Johnson, Lasheka 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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