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Lashawndra

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Pronounced luh-SHAWN-druh /ləˈʃɔn.drə/Medium

Meaning: Lashawndra stacks the La- prefix, the name Shawn from the Hebrew John meaning God is gracious, and an ornamental -dra ending; it is an elaborate African American coinage that loosely inherits from Shawn.Low

In 30 seconds: Lashawndra layers the La- prefix, the name Shawn, and a -dra ending. It appeared for a small number of United States girls around 1984 (said luh-SHAWN-druh).
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Origin LowAmerican, African
MeaningLashawndra stacks the La- prefix, the name Shawn from the Hebrew John meaning God is gracious, and an ornamental -dra ending; it is an elaborate African American coinage that loosely inherits from Shawn.
U.S. rank (1997)#10358 ↘ Falling
1997 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1984
Total births (all-time)≈ 256

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198619711997

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

Lashawndra is a fully built coinage in the La- prefix family, extending Shawn with an added ending. It stayed rare, touching a small high around 1984.

Given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak, it faded by the late nineteen-nineties. A girl named Lashawndra at that high would be in her forties today. The name reads as an ornate, personal choice of its decade.

Did you know? At the heart of Lashawndra sits Shawn, from the Hebrew John meaning God is gracious, wrapped in a La- prefix and a -dra ending in the elaborate style of late twentieth-century naming.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Lashawndra — Coinage; La- prefix plus Shawn plus -dra ending

Variations

LashaundraLashondraLashawnda

Nicknames

ShawnDraLala

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lashawndra mean?

It is a coinage joining the La- prefix, the name Shawn meaning God is gracious, and a -dra ending.

How do you pronounce Lashawndra?

It is said luh-SHAWN-druh /ləˈʃɔn.drə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Lashawndra a boy or girl name?

Lashawndra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lashawndra?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-eighties.

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