Lashan
Feminine
Lashan is given to both — 512 girls and 87 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Lashan is short, two syllables, and it points two ways at once. Heard as la-SHAWN it stands beside LaShawn, a name carried by men and women alike; heard as la-SHAN it reads as Lashana or Lashanda with the ending taken off. The record holds it for both girls and boys.
How old is the name Lashan?
Lashan first appears in US birth records in 1963 — 62 years ago. The typical Lashan alive today was born around 1973, making them about 52 years old. About 500 people named Lashan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lashan most popular?
Lashan peaked in 1970, reaching #1755 nationally. See the whole 1970 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Lashan
Lashan is a name that two families reach at the same doorway. One family came from Shawn, the Irish Seán respelled for English readers and then fronted with La-, and that side counts an Olympic champion among its bearers: LaShawn Merritt won the 400 meters at the Beijing Games in 2008. The other family came from Lashana and Lashanda, girls' names that close on an open a. Lashan keeps the La- and the shan that both share and stops before either family's ending, so a boy and a girl can each carry it without borrowing.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Lashan has no recorded meaning. Its nearest neighbors are built names too: LaShawn joins La- to Shawn, the English spelling of the Irish Seán, a form of John; Lashana and Lashanda join La- to Shana-type endings. None of that amounts to a meaning for Lashan itself.
Pronouncing Lashan
Two readings are natural: luh-SHAWN, like LaShawn, and luh-SHAN, rhyming with can. The spelling does not choose, so the family's usage sets it.
Nicknames for Lashan
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What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1963
- Most girls named
- 197051 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1755reached in 1970
- Change vs 1992
- 0.0%6 in 1994, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lashans among us
people named Lashan are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lashan sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short and easy to write: six letters, two syllables.
- Recorded for both boys and girls, so it does not fix a child's sex on paper.
- Sits beside LaShawn, a name with a long record for both sexes.
- The two readings mean introductions come with a small correction; choose luh-SHAWN or luh-SHAN early and use it every time.
- Most bearers are girls. A boy named Lashan will sometimes be taken for a girl on paper, and a girl may be heard as LaShawn; neither mix-up tends to outlast a first meeting.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lashans are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Lashan are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lashan in 2025?
- Lashan is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Lashan with classmates?
- Lashan will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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