Lashante
A variant spelling of the French feminine name Lachante, meaning "song" or "melody".
Name Census estimates that about 260 living Americans carry the first name Lashante. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lashante today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lashante births was 1992 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lashante. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
260
~ 1 in 1,318,286 Americans
Peak year
1992
19 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2006 SSA rank
#14,437
Tracked since 1974
Census
Lashante in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 245 people with the first name Lashante, which placed it at #33,672 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,672
National first-name rank
People counted
245
245 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lashante
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lashante is Black at 90.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.3%) and Hispanic (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lashante described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lashante at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.2% · 221
- Two or more races3.3% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 5
- White1.6% · 4
Popularity
Lashante: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lashante from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 122 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lashante by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lashante during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lashante
The name Lashante is a modern invention with no clear linguistic origin or historical roots. It appears to be a combination of various sounds and syllables that were assembled to create a unique and aesthetically pleasing name in more recent times.
There is no evidence of this name existing in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records from any particular culture or language. It does not seem to be derived from or related to any specific words or names from the past.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Lashante are relatively recent, likely emerging in the late 20th century or early 21st century. There are no well-known historical figures or famous individuals from earlier eras who bore this name.
Due to its modern origins, it is difficult to find individuals named Lashante who have made significant historical contributions or achieved widespread recognition. However, here are five people with this first name:
1. Lashante Walker, an American track and field athlete who competed in the 400-meter hurdles and won gold medals at the Junior World Championships in 2010 and 2012.
2. Lashante White, an American basketball player who played for the University of Missouri from 2007 to 2011 and later pursued a professional career overseas.
3. Lashante Bey, an American singer and songwriter who has released several independent albums and performed in various venues across the United States.
4. Lashante Moore, an American actress and model who has appeared in several television shows and films, including a recurring role in the series "The Quad" from 2017 to 2018.
5. Lashante Easterling, an American author and motivational speaker who has written books on personal growth and self-empowerment, particularly for women and young adults.
While the name Lashante may lack a deep historical lineage, it has gained popularity in recent decades as a unique and distinctive name choice for individuals seeking a modern and original name.
People
Lashante + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lashante: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashante?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 260 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lashante going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,318,286 US residents.
Is Lashante a common name?
We classify Lashante as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 272 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lashante most popular?
The single biggest year for Lashante was 1992, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lashante is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lashante in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 245 people with the name Lashante, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,672 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lashante in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lashante?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lashante leans strongly female. 236 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 5 male bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lashante?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lashante is Black at 90.2%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (3.3%) and Hispanic (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lashante most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lashante in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.2% (221 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lashante in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lashante a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lashante in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lashante still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lashante in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lashante can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Lashante?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.