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Ladasha

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Pronounced luh-DAH-shuh /ləˈdɑ.ʃə/Medium

Meaning: Ladasha is a coined African-American name pairing the fashionable La- prefix with Dasha, itself a Russian diminutive of Daria (from an Old Persian royal name). The La- shaping is modern; the borrowed Dasha element gives it a soft ending.Low

In 30 seconds: Ladasha is a coined African-American name from the La- prefix and Dasha, a Russian pet form of Daria. It was a flowing, invented choice of the late eighties and nineties.

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Origin LowEnglish (African-American coinage), Russian

MeaningLadasha is a coined African-American name pairing the fashionable La- prefix with Dasha, itself a Russian diminutive of Daria (from an Old Persian royal name). The La- shaping is modern; the borrowed Dasha element gives it a soft ending.

U.S. rank (2010)#18587 ↘ Falling

2010 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1996

Total births (all-time)≈ 316

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ladasha is a modern African-American coinage joining the popular La- prefix to Dasha, the Russian short form of Daria. The blend is contemporary, though the Dasha element carries a distant Slavic and Old Persian lineage.

It appeared only in small numbers, no more than a few dozen girls a year around 1996, and belongs to the creative naming wave of its decade. Cousins named Latasha or Ladaisha moved through the same records.

Did you know? Hidden in Ladasha is Dasha, the Russian nickname for Daria - so a fashionable American La- name quietly borrows a Slavic diminutive for its ending.

Overall data confidence 50%

References - La- coinages / Dasha — African-American invented name; Dasha from Daria

Variations

LadasiaLadashiaLadajah

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Dasha— the Russian pet form folded into Ladasha

Latasha— a closely related La- coinage of the era

Lakisha— another La- African-American name of the period

Ladaisha— a rhyming sister spelling of the same moment

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ladasha mean?

Ladasha is a coined African-American name joining the La- prefix to Dasha, a Russian pet form of Daria.

How do you pronounce Ladasha?

It's said luh-DAH-shuh /ləˈdɑ.ʃə/.

Is Ladasha a boy or girl name?

Ladasha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Ladasha?

Ladasha was always uncommon, a brief creative name among African-American families in the later nineteen-nineties.