Lashay
Lashay is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Lashay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lashay is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Lashay
American parents first put Lashay on the record books as a baby girl name in 1966, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 140 Lashays were born — ranking #1,243 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Lashays. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Lashays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Lashay
Lashay is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Lashay's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,243. Use the chart and map above to compare Lashay'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.