Lashawn

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #11,090 · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to girls 69.1% of the time

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Peak · girls
1972 · 456 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,349
since 1955

Lashawn over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #422, 1972peak #825, 1974girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#6,44613
2024—#5,44317
2023—#4,11226
2022—#5,01919
2021—#4,49422
2020#11,0908#3,27434
2019—#4,63921
2018#12,4647#3,37333
2017#11,6158#3,51831
2016#14,3316#3,05938
2015#14,4826#3,23135
2014#8,96612#2,42952
2013—#2,56247
2012#13,4837#2,41552
2011#11,1819#2,34654
2010#9,79011#2,14462
2009#7,67916#1,94273
2008#5,75024#1,80282
2007#7,39417#2,07166
2006#6,35620#2,01066
2005#7,13816#2,39948
2004#6,48918#2,34448
2003#5,41922#2,15351
2002#5,67320#2,81733
2001#4,02531#1,93556
2000#3,59136#1,94453
1999#3,44336#1,80155
1998#2,46156#1,58566
1997#2,04569#1,85950
1996#1,89876#1,48068
1995#1,80279#1,46766
1994#1,444110#1,60857
1993#1,426113#1,57757
1992#1,474107#1,35969
1991#1,322125#1,33671
1990#1,272128#1,63550
1989#1,220132#1,37464
1988#1,300111#1,55347
1987#1,093139#1,58744
1986#1,177120#1,49345
1985#1,109130#1,19062
1984#1,035137#1,36548
1983#1,137117#1,16660
1982#950156#1,15063
1981#976150#1,08470
1980#977152#98284
1979#846184#93788
1978#684233#95682
1977#661241#830105
1976#586278#832101
1975#527332#827101
1974#469386#82595
1973#446420#89879
1972#422456#88981
1971#432481#99866
1970#444494#1,43534
1969#499380#1,72823
1968#572280#1,23338
1967#685200#1,41129
1966#849138#1,81418
1965#1,009107#3,5376
1964#1,31972#4,0395
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First appearance
1955

The first year at least five girls were named Lashawn! It came in at #4,740, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1956, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lashawn is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedMNIllinois: #412 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedWIMichigan: #405 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,473 girlsMINew York: #433 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 3,323 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedIAIndiana: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,959 girlsINOhio: #663 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,179 girlsOHPennsylvania: #638 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,422 girlsPANew Jersey: #619 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,894 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #446 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,902 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedVAMaryland: #322 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,298 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #587 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,547 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #81 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 296 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #569 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,221 girlsALGeorgia: #683 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,531 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lashawn, so not publishedHITexas: #1,161 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,655 girlsTXFlorida: #404 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#81 · 1 in 296
  2. Maryland#322 · 1 in 2,298
  3. Florida#404 · 1 in 2,816
  4. Michigan#405 · 1 in 3,473
  5. Illinois#412 · 1 in 3,218

Best ever in a state: #26 in District of Columbia, 1973.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#81341 in 296
Maryland#322111 in 2,298
Florida#404151 in 2,816
Michigan#405201 in 3,473
Illinois#412261 in 3,218
New York#433411 in 3,323
California#446531 in 2,902
Alabama#56951 in 5,221
North Carolina#58761 in 6,547
New Jersey#61971 in 6,894
Pennsylvania#638101 in 8,422
Indiana#63951 in 7,959
Ohio#66391 in 9,179
Georgia#68351 in 7,531
Texas#1,16161 in 15,655
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lashawn
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
  • Biggest jump: 164 spots in 1967 (#849 → #685)
  • Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1983 (#950 → #1,137)
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1955
  • Peaked 1972 at #422 (456 births)
  • Births halved by 1979, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 1966–1982
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,336
  • Highest: 1 in 3,336 girls born in 1972 were named Lashawn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 202,069 girls born in 2020 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 47.7% of all girls named Lashawn (3,505) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
  • Mostly girls until 1997, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s29#4,625 (1959)#4,793
1960s1,278#499 (1969)#1,594
1970s3,505#422 (1972)#552
1980s1,344#950 (1982)#1,097
1990s899#1,272 (1990)#1,859
2000s220#3,591 (2000)#5,951
2010s66#8,966 (2014)#12,039
2020s8#11,090 (2020)#11,090

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lashawn in 1968

girls
#572
280 births · 1 in 5,859 girls
boys
#1,233
38 births · 1 in 45,736 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #572Lashawn280

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #1,233Lashawn38
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 5,859 of them was named Lashawn, which outranked 93.0% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lashawn
  1. #569Denice282
  2. #569Penelope282
  3. #571Justine281
  4. #572Lashawn280
  5. #572Lorna280
  6. #574Sandi279
  7. #575Benita278
  8. #575Lenora278

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 45,736 of them was named Lashawn, which outranked 74.0% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lashawn
  1. #1,217Normand39
  2. #1,217Orin39
  3. #1,217Sherwood39
  4. #1,233Lashawn38
  5. #1,233Abram38
  6. #1,233Antione38
  7. #1,233Connie38
  8. #1,250Amador37
  9. #1,250Aric37
  10. #1,250Brooke37

Tied with 16 names at #1,233; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →