unisex name
Lashon
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Births on record 2,251
Lashon is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 68% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1971, when 146 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Lashon started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1957.
Lashon over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 452 |
| 1970s | 1,033 |
| 1980s | 244 |
| 1990s | 246 |
| 2000s | 157 |
| 2010s | 71 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 27 |
How popular is Lashon?
In 2024, Lashon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lashon
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lashon over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lashon
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lashon — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lashon
How popular is the name Lashon?
In 2024, Lashon was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Lashon a girl's or a boy's name?
Lashon is used for both girls and boys. About 68% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Lashon most popular?
Lashon peaked in 1971, when 146 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Was Lashon originally a boys' or girls' name?
Lashon was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.