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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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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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—
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1990#358741—
1989#282954#4,27112
1988#2431,086#4,7869
1987#2231,202#6,0896
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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 1983

  • 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: #395 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,727 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: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #134 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 714 girlsILWisconsin: #218 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,452 girlsWIMichigan: #154 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 906 girlsMINew York: #239 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsNYMassachusetts: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,649 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedORNevada: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 751 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: #186 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsINOhio: #178 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsOHPennsylvania: #258 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,699 girlsPANew Jersey: #189 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsNJConnecticut: #353 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,634 girlsCTCalifornia: #404 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #112 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 602 girlsMOKentucky: #167 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 939 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsWVVirginia: #91 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 453 girlsVAMaryland: #125 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 663 girlsMDDelaware: #85 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 324 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #316 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsNMKansas: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,295 girlsKSArkansas: #101 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 463 girlsARTennessee: #95 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 468 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #84 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 384 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #50 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 234 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #71 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 272 girlsDCOklahoma: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsOKLouisiana: #64 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 290 girlsLAMississippi: #35 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 169 girlsMSAlabama: #52 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 253 girlsALGeorgia: #68 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 311 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedHITexas: #203 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsTXFlorida: #120 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 661 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#35 · 1 in 169
  2. South Carolina#50 · 1 in 234
  3. Alabama#52 · 1 in 253
  4. Louisiana#64 · 1 in 290
  5. Georgia#68 · 1 in 311

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#35901 in 169
South Carolina#50761 in 234
Alabama#52861 in 253
Louisiana#641061 in 290
Georgia#681131 in 311
District of Columbia#71211 in 272
North Carolina#84871 in 384
Delaware#8591 in 324
Virginia#91681 in 453
Tennessee#95591 in 468
Arkansas#101281 in 463
Missouri#112531 in 602
Florida#120891 in 661
Maryland#125341 in 663
Illinois#1341021 in 714
Michigan#154611 in 906
Nevada#16661 in 751
Kentucky#167241 in 939
Ohio#178661 in 1,043
Indiana#186291 in 1,166
New Jersey#189341 in 1,125
Oklahoma#194201 in 1,091
Texas#2031171 in 1,097
Wisconsin#218211 in 1,452
Kansas#222121 in 1,295
New York#239721 in 1,429
West Virginia#24271 in 1,529
Pennsylvania#258401 in 1,699
New Mexico#31661 in 1,575
Connecticut#35361 in 2,634
Washington#395101 in 2,727
California#404731 in 2,571
Massachusetts#42691 in 3,649
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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 1983

girls
#166
1,665 births · 1 in 1,003 girls
boys
#3,630
11 births · 1 in 162,960 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #166Latasha1,665

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #3,630Latasha11
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 1,003 of them was named Latasha, which outranked 98.6% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latasha
  1. #163Alexandra1,699
  2. #164Whitney1,688
  3. #165Virginia1,679
  4. #166Latasha1,665
  5. #167Morgan1,657
  6. #168Regina1,651
  7. #169Beth1,635
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 162,960 of them was named Latasha, which outranked 50.6% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latasha
  1. #3,411Yechiel12
  2. #3,411Yonah12
  3. #3,411Zacheriah12
  4. #3,630Latasha11
  5. #3,630Able11
  6. #3,630Adrin11
  7. #3,630Alfonza11
  8. #3,884Abbas10
  9. #3,884Aditya10
  10. #3,884Adolphus10

Tied with 253 names at #3,630; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →