Lashanti
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-SHAHN-tee
- Origin
- Modern
Lashanti is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lashanti come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Shanti or Ashanti
Is Lashanti a girl's or a boy's name?
Lashanti is a girls' name.
How popular is Lashanti in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 108 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Lashanti in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lashanti in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,837 |
| 2002 | 108 | #1,693 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 6 | #10,841 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #10,390 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
Names like Lashanti
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avani, Saanvi, Armani, Ashanti, Krishvi, Pranshi, Anvi, Vivi, Tanvi, Dhriti, Ishanvi, Sanvi
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lashanti: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lashanti, updated 20 October 2026.