Given name
Lashaun
“an enthusiastic man”
Lashaun is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an enthusiastic man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an enthusiastic man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lashaun through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,162
- 887 boys · 1,275 girls
- Most popular year
- 1978
- 100 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,124 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 93% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,124 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 47 in 1978. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,614 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lashaun’s family of names
Lashaun has a related form in Lashawn. Lashaun has a related form in Lashon. Lashaun has a related form in Lashawna.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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