How Many People Are Named Lashonda?
An estimated 8,551 people in the United States have the first name Lashonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Lashonda peaked in popularity in 1977 with 513 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lashonda 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 Lashonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,551
About 1 in 40,084 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1977
513 births
Total Registered
9,235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lashonda
Lashonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,235 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lashonda as a female name
Ranked #17,708 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1977 (513 births)
Lashonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lashonda span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,137 babies were registered. Lashonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lashonda by Decade
How has Lashonda 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.
Lashonda by State
Birth registrations for Lashonda span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana. The lowest are in New Mexico, Arizona, District of Columbia. On average, about 287 Lashondas were registered per state.
Lashonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lashonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lashonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashonda?
We estimate approximately 8,551 people named Lashonda 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 40,084 Americans share this first name.
Is Lashonda a common name?
Lashonda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lashonda most popular?
Lashonda reached peak popularity in 1977, when 513 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lashonda is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lashonda a female name?
Lashonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lashonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lashonda Smith, Lashonda Johnson, Lashonda 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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