Declining since 1989.
Popularity of Lashawna since 1965
Babies named Lashawna per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 462 |
| 1980s | 663 |
| 1990s | 386 |
| 2000s | 186 |
| 2010s | 71 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Lashawna emerged in American naming records in the 1960s, reflecting a broader trend of prefix-and-name combinations popular in African American communities. Its first recorded year was 1965, and it reached a peak rank of 380 in 1981, a decade when stylized names beginning with La- were especially fashionable. After falling out of the top 1000 around 2003, the name has not been recorded in recent data for 2025. While its exact meaning is unclear due to its modern coinage, Lashawna shares a phonetic and cultural link with names like LaToya and DeShawn, embodying a creative blending of sounds and traditional roots.
Lashawna is a modern American coinage, formed by adding the fashionable prefix La- (popular in African American naming traditions during the mid-20th century) to the name Shawna, itself a feminine variant of Shawn, an Anglicized form of the Irish name Seán (from John, meaning 'God is gracious'). The name emerged in the 1960s and saw a rise in popularity through the 1970s and 1980s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Shawna, Lala, Shawny
Sibling names for Lashawna
Names that share Lashawna's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: LaToya, Shanice, Monique, Keisha, Tameka, Lashay, Dashawna, Lakenya, Lamanda, Shajuana, Shanekia, Shawnese, Cherica, Johneisha, Kewanda, Keyshawna, Lashan, Laterria, Mikisha, Nashayla, Rashawnda, Shadana, Shalicia, Shamarra, Shaquera, Shaundrea, Shaunita, Shawnika, Shawnya, Shinika, Tekela, Tysheka, Vonzella
Brothers: Lamar, DeShawn, Tyrone, Marcus, Terrell, Trashawn, Demarian, Rashod, Danzell, Latravion
