Holding steady.
Popularity of Lashaunda since 1967
Babies named Lashaunda per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 29 |
| 1970s | 552 |
| 1980s | 656 |
| 1990s | 173 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lashaunda first appeared on U.S. birth records in 1967, a time when invented La- names were gaining traction in African American communities. The name reached its peak popularity in 1978, during the heyday of similarly styled coinages like Latoya and LaKeisha. Although it has never ranked in the top 1,000 nationally, it has maintained a stable presence since the 1970s, with usage concentrated in the mid-20th century. Lashaunda is a distinctly modern American name, reflecting a creative naming tradition that combines prefixes with established sounds to yield a melodic, feminine name.
Lashaunda is a modern American coinage, part of a 20th-century trend of creating feminine names with the prefix La-, often combined with existing names or phonetic elements. The second element likely derives from Shaunda, a variant of Shawna, which itself is a feminine form of Shawn (an anglicization of Seán). The name emerged in the late 1960s, peaking in popularity in the late 1970s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Shauna, LaLa, Shaunie
Sibling names for Lashaunda
Names that share Lashaunda's style, for a brother or sister.
