Latasha

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #4,271
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1981 · 2,060 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
30,211
since 1959

Latasha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Latasha has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #139, 1981girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2020#12,1427—
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2017#14,1246—
2016#8,87512—
2015#9,48111—
2014#9,51711—
2013#11,0009—
2012#10,42910—
2011#9,72311—
2010#5,24726—
2009#6,31721—
2008#5,57425—
2007#3,78642—
2006#3,46946—
2005#4,26732—
2004#3,18048—
2003#2,80055—
2002#2,70956—
2001#2,30469—
2000#2,17473—
1999#1,71994—
1998#1,472116—
1997#1,298134—
1996#1,056175—
1995#808245—
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1990#358741—
1989#282954#4,27112
1988#2431,086#4,7869
1987#2231,202#6,0896
1986#2201,203—
1985#2001,323—
1984#1751,560#4,9737
1983#1661,665#3,63011
1982#1531,923#3,48212
1981#1392,060#4,9617
1980#1412,059#3,83810
1979#1661,688#3,56911
1978#1851,395#3,8579
1977#1701,597—
1976#1851,384—
1975#1971,243#3,9418
1974#2121,196#2,94612
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First appearance
1959

The first year at least five girls were named Latasha! It came in at #4,300, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2018–2019, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Latasha is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedNHWashington: #406 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,684 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #499 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,857 girlsMNIllinois: #130 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 644 girlsILWisconsin: #279 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsWIMichigan: #135 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 677 girlsMINew York: #168 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 892 girlsNYMassachusetts: #578 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,250 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedORNevada: #193 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 834 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedIAIndiana: #148 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 771 girlsINOhio: #154 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 833 girlsOHPennsylvania: #234 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsPANew Jersey: #166 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 846 girlsNJConnecticut: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsCTCalifornia: #317 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,791 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedUTColorado: #240 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,231 girlsCONebraska: #323 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsNEMissouri: #132 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 682 girlsMOKentucky: #143 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 731 girlsKYWest Virginia: #227 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,330 girlsWVVirginia: #90 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 408 girlsVAMaryland: #104 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 481 girlsMDDelaware: #149 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 611 girlsDEArizona: #436 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,410 girlsAZNew Mexico: #269 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsNMKansas: #200 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsKSArkansas: #64 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 287 girlsARTennessee: #93 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 459 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #71 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 320 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #46 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 232 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #43 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 181 girlsDCOklahoma: #149 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 742 girlsOKLouisiana: #54 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 250 girlsLAMississippi: #22 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 143 girlsMSAlabama: #53 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 245 girlsALGeorgia: #60 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 280 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedHITexas: #149 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 718 girlsTXFlorida: #98 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 487 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#22 · 1 in 143
  2. District of Columbia#43 · 1 in 181
  3. South Carolina#46 · 1 in 232
  4. Alabama#53 · 1 in 245
  5. Louisiana#54 · 1 in 250

Best ever in a state: #22 in Mississippi, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#221151 in 143
District of Columbia#43311 in 181
South Carolina#46771 in 232
Alabama#53941 in 245
Louisiana#541231 in 250
Georgia#601261 in 280
Arkansas#64471 in 287
North Carolina#711041 in 320
Virginia#90731 in 408
Tennessee#93621 in 459
Florida#981061 in 487
Maryland#104421 in 481
Illinois#1301201 in 644
Missouri#132491 in 682
Michigan#135891 in 677
Kentucky#143341 in 731
Indiana#148481 in 771
Delaware#14951 in 611
Oklahoma#149261 in 742
Texas#1491671 in 718
Ohio#154881 in 833
New Jersey#166441 in 846
New York#1681121 in 892
Nevada#19351 in 834
Kansas#200151 in 1,008
Connecticut#204131 in 1,145
West Virginia#22791 in 1,330
Pennsylvania#234471 in 1,467
Colorado#240161 in 1,231
New Mexico#26981 in 1,166
Wisconsin#279161 in 1,968
California#317971 in 1,791
Nebraska#32351 in 2,153
Washington#406101 in 2,684
Arizona#43681 in 2,410
Minnesota#49961 in 4,857
Massachusetts#57851 in 6,250
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Latasha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 667 spots in 1969 (#1,519 → #852)
  • Biggest drop: 248 spots in 1996 (#808 → #1,056)
Rise & fade · girls
22 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1959
  • Peaked 1981 at #139 (2,060 births)
  • Births halved by 1989, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1969–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 806
  • Highest: 1 in 806 girls born in 1980 were named Latasha (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 328,026 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #139 in 1981, was only 1 in 810 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 49.8% of all girls named Latasha (15,035) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s9#4,300 (1959)#4,300
1960s405#852 (1969)#2,588
1970s10,877#166 (1979)#286
1980s15,035#139 (1981)#194
1990s3,305#358 (1990)#892
2000s467#2,174 (2000)#3,658
2010s101#5,247 (2010)#10,453
2020s12#12,142 (2020)#13,724

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Latasha in 1980

girls
#141
2,059 births · 1 in 806 girls
boys
#3,838
10 births · 1 in 178,395 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #141Latasha2,059

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #3,838Latasha10
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 806 of them was named Latasha, which outranked 98.8% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latasha
  1. #138Cassandra2,109
  2. #139Suzanne2,103
  3. #140Meredith2,071
  4. #141Latasha2,059
  5. #142Rachael2,047
  6. #143Regina2,045
  7. #144Donna2,009
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 178,395 of them was named Latasha, which outranked 47.4% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latasha
  1. #3,615Willia11
  2. #3,615Winslow11
  3. #3,615Yee11
  4. #3,838Latasha10
  5. #3,838Ahron10
  6. #3,838Akash10
  7. #3,838Akbar10
  8. #4,134Abdiel9
  9. #4,134Abelino9
  10. #4,134Addis9

Tied with 295 names at #3,838; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980 →