Lashawn
LaShawn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:LaShawn Daniels (1977–2019), American songwriter LaShawn Merritt, American track and field athlete La Shawn K. Ford, American politician Lashawn Tináh Jefferies, American actress
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Lashawn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
LaShawn is a given name. Notable people with the given name include:LaShawn Daniels (1977–2019), American songwriter LaShawn Merritt, American track and field athlete La Shawn K. Ford, American politician Lashawn Tináh Jefferies, American actress
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Lashawn
As a girl name
Lashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1955, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 494 Lashawns were born — ranking #444 that year. As of 2026, Lashawn ranks #12,132 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7K Lashawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Lashawn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1964, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1977, when 105 Lashawns were born — ranking #830 that year. As of 2026, Lashawn ranks #5,938 for boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-33%). In total, more than 3K Lashawns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lashawn
Lashawn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Lashawn's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #444. Use the chart and map above to compare Lashawn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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