The baby name Lashon is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈʃɑn/ (luh-SHAWN).
The baby name Lashon is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ləˈʃɑn/ (luh-SHAWN).
Lashon is English, Hebrew in Origin.
Lashon is a modern American given name, typically unisex, most often understood as a streamlined spelling of LaShon/LaShawn, formed with the prefix La- attached to Shawn. Shawn derives from Irish Seán, the Gaelic form of John, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan, meaning “God is gracious.” The spelling Lashon also happens to be the Hebrew noun lashon, “tongue, language,” a coincidence that lends the name an added association with speech, voice, and expression.
In U.S. usage the name arose in the late 1960s and 1970s amid African American innovations in naming, reaching wider visibility through the 1980s; Lashon remains the rarer orthography compared with LaShawn/LaShaun. Variant spellings include LaShon, LaShaun, Lashawn, Lashaun, and LeShon; feminine elaborations such as LaShonda/Lashonda also appear. Related roots include Shawn, Sean, Shaun, and Shauna. Common short forms are Shon or Shawn.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2007 | #952 | 5 | 10,181 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Lashon is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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