Lashun
The Story of Lashun
As a girl name
Lashun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1961, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1970: 59 births, good for #1,599 nationwide. About 53% of every Lashun on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Lashun last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 677 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lashun as a boy name dates back to 1968, when 8 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Lashun — #2,199 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Lashun on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Lashun last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 326 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lashun
Lashun is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 677 births in the dataset. Lashun's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #1,599. Use the chart and map above to compare Lashun'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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