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Lashonda

Girl · luh-SHON-da · Modern

Lashonda is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Lashonda mean?

Modern: La- prefix + Shonda

One of many names coined in African American communities in the mid 20th century using the La- prefix.

Say it
luh-SHON-da

Is Lashonda a girl's or a boy's name?

Lashonda is a girls' name.

How popular is Lashonda in the US?

No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 513 girls. It first appears in the records in 1964.

Half of all the girls named Lashonda in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.

1964Busiest: 513 in 19772016
Lashonda in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20165#16,210
20159#10,861
20140–
20136#14,577
20127#13,477
20115#16,756
20100–
200910#10,675
200810#10,802
200713#9,003
200612#9,282
200517#6,815
200418#6,484
200328#4,531
200224#4,902
200133#3,860
200032#3,881
199947#2,851
199846#2,843
199768#2,067
199665#2,103
199589#1,647
1994109#1,451
1993123#1,343
1992171#1,063
1991193#971
1990216#891
1989255#764
1988245#762
1987310#622
1986287#643
1985334#584
1984357#538
1983346#542
1982440#474
1981454#468
1980474#450
1979457#447
1978476#426
1977513#404
1976498#403
1975481#420
1974458#424
1973398#460
1972361#493
1971285#601
1970210#719
1969111#1,036
196849#1,647
196737#1,921
196622#2,585
196513#3,548
19647#5,473

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