Given name
Lashonda
“a brassy woman”
Lashonda is a variant of Lashanda. One American interpretation is “a brassy woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lashonda is a variant of Lashanda. One American interpretation is “a brassy woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lashonda is a variant of Lashanda. An origin associated with Lashanda is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lashonda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,234
- 0 boys · 9,234 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 513 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 513 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,324 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.
Lashonda’s family of names
Lashonda has a related form in Lashanda. In English usage, Lashonda has a related form in LASHAWNDA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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