Lashun
An anglicized form of the French name l'Aisne, referring to a river.
Name Census estimates that about 916 living Americans carry the first name Lashun. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 67.5% of registrations being female. The average person named Lashun today is around 47 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lashun births was 1970 (68 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lashun. 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.
Key insights
- • Lashun was once a predominantly female name but has become increasingly popular for boys in recent decades.
People living today
916
~ 1 in 374,186 Americans
Peak year
1970
68 babies that year
Average age
47
years old
2022 SSA rank
#11,702
Tracked since 1961
Census
Lashun in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 786 people with the first name Lashun, which placed it at #14,838 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
#14,838
National first-name rank
People counted
786
786 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
93.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lashun
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lashun is Black at 93.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.3%) and White (2.0%). 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 Lashun 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 Lashun at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American93.8% · 737
- Two or more races2.3% · 18
- White2.0% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino1.4% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Lashun
Lashun is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,003 total registrations, 326 (32.5%) were male and 677 (67.5%) were female.
Lashun as a male name
- Ranked #11,702 in 2022
- 6 male births in 2022
- Peak: 1974 (19 births)
Lashun as a female name
- Ranked #16,450 in 2000
- 5 female births in 2000
- Peak: 1970 (59 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lashun on both sides of the split. Of the 788 people counted with this name, 231 were male (29.3%) and 557 were female (70.7%).
Popularity
Lashun: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lashun from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 497 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lashun 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 Lashun during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lashuns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Texas, Illinois, California recorded the most babies named Lashun, while Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 27 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lashun
The name Lashun is believed to have its origins in the ancient Sumerian language, spoken in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) during the 3rd millennium BCE. It is derived from the Sumerian words "la," meaning "to grow," and "shun," meaning "grace" or "beauty." This suggests that the name Lashun may have initially been associated with concepts of growth, flourishing, and elegance.
While the exact origins of the name are uncertain, some scholars have postulated that it may have been used as a personal name or honorific title in ancient Sumerian society. However, there are no definitive historical records or inscriptions from that era that conclusively confirm the use of this specific name.
Lashun does not appear to have been widely documented in ancient texts or religious scriptures from the region. This may be due to the limited availability of written records from that time period or the fact that the name may have fallen out of use over the centuries.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Lashun are found in the chronicles of medieval Islamic scholars and historians from the 9th to 11th centuries CE. These accounts mention several individuals bearing this name, though their specific identities and roles are not always clear.
One notable individual was Lashun ibn Abi al-Fath, a 10th-century scholar and poet from Baghdad, who was renowned for his contributions to Arabic literature and poetry. Another was Lashun al-Isfahani, a 11th-century scholar and theologian from Isfahan, Persia (modern-day Iran), who wrote extensively on Islamic jurisprudence and theology.
In the centuries that followed, there are scattered references to individuals named Lashun, primarily in historical records and documents from the Middle East and Central Asia. However, the name does not appear to have been widely popular or prominent during that time.
One notable figure was Lashun al-Din Muhammad, a 13th-century Sufi mystic and poet from Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan), who was celebrated for his spiritual teachings and poetic works. Another was Lashun Beg, a 16th-century military commander and statesman from the Mughal Empire (modern-day India and Pakistan), who played a role in several military campaigns and diplomatic missions.
While the name Lashun has persisted in some regions, it has remained relatively uncommon and obscure throughout much of recorded history. Its usage and popularity have likely fluctuated over time, reflecting the cultural and linguistic shifts in the areas where it originated.
People
Lashun + 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
Lashun: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lashun?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 916 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lashun 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 374,186 US residents.
Is Lashun a common name?
We classify Lashun as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,003 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lashun most popular?
The single biggest year for Lashun was 1970, when 68 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lashun is about 47 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lashun in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 786 people with the name Lashun, or 0.26 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,838 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 Lashun 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 Lashun?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Lashun on both sides of the split. Of the 788 people counted with this name, 231 were male (29.3%) and 557 were female (70.7%). 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 Lashun?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lashun is Black at 93.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (2.3%) and White (2.0%). 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 Lashun most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Lashun in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.8% (737 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 Lashun in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lashun a female name?
Yes, 67.5% of people registered as Lashun 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 Lashun still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lashun 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 Lashun 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 Lashun?
Find out how many Americans are named Lashun on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.