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Lashica

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Pronounced luh-SHEE-kuh /ləˈʃi.kə/Medium

Meaning: Lashica is a nineteen-seventies African-American coinage in the La- family, joining the La- prefix to a -shica or -sheeka core. Like its many siblings it was assembled for its soft, musical rhythm rather than from a documented root, and its exact build is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Lashica is a rare La- coinage, La- plus a -shica core, built for its rhythm in the nineteen-seventies (said luh-SHEE-kuh). Its build is uncertain.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningLashica is a nineteen-seventies African-American coinage in the La- family, joining the La- prefix to a -shica or -sheeka core. Like its many siblings it was assembled for its soft, musical rhythm rather than from a documented root, and its exact build is uncertain.
U.S. rank (1982)#6156 ↗ Rising
1982 U.S. births11 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1979
Total births (all-time)≈ 84

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 197919731982

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

Lashica belongs to the La- naming wave of the nineteen-seventies, joining the La- prefix to a soft -shica ending. Its warmth comes from its sound and its moment rather than a fixed meaning, which we note.

It appeared in the United States in the early nineteen-seventies, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its brief peak, and faded by the early nineteen-eighties. A Lashica from that time is in her forties or fifties today.

Did you know? Lashica is one of a great many La- names of the nineteen-seventies, a decade when this single prefix generated a small galaxy of new, individually crafted names.
Overall data confidence 27%
References - Lashica — La- family coinage; -shica core; assembly uncertain.

Variations

LasheekaLashikaLasheaLasheka

Nicknames

LaShicaShea

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lashica mean?

It is a modern African-American coinage in the La- family, joining La- to a -shica core; the build is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Lashica?

It is said luh-SHEE-kuh /ləˈʃi.kə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Lashica a boy or girl name?

Lashica is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lashica?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.

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