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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #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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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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1992#462533—
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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 1985

  • 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: #659 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,528 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: #192 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsILWisconsin: #264 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,803 girlsWIMichigan: #191 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsMINew York: #224 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsNYMassachusetts: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,998 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedRIOregon: #455 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,127 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 826 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedIAIndiana: #217 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsINOhio: #191 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsOHPennsylvania: #239 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsPANew Jersey: #193 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsNJConnecticut: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,839 girlsCTCalifornia: #431 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 2,771 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedUTColorado: #402 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedNEMissouri: #161 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 894 girlsMOKentucky: #126 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 708 girlsKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsWVVirginia: #103 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 523 girlsVAMaryland: #208 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedDEArizona: #410 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedNMKansas: #405 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsKSArkansas: #101 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 470 girlsARTennessee: #111 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 567 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #102 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 523 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #75 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 379 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #104 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 438 girlsDCOklahoma: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsOKLouisiana: #73 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 381 girlsLAMississippi: #57 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 250 girlsMSAlabama: #76 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 369 girlsALGeorgia: #78 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 417 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 1,646 girlsTXFlorida: #171 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#57 · 1 in 250
  2. Louisiana#73 · 1 in 381
  3. South Carolina#75 · 1 in 379
  4. Alabama#76 · 1 in 369
  5. Georgia#78 · 1 in 417

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#57591 in 250
Louisiana#73791 in 381
South Carolina#75471 in 379
Alabama#76591 in 369
Georgia#78891 in 417
Arkansas#101271 in 470
North Carolina#102681 in 523
Virginia#103631 in 523
District of Columbia#104131 in 438
Tennessee#111491 in 567
Kentucky#126301 in 708
Missouri#161361 in 894
Florida#171641 in 1,020
South Dakota#17551 in 826
Michigan#191511 in 1,123
Ohio#191601 in 1,152
Illinois#192651 in 1,123
New Jersey#193341 in 1,189
Maryland#208191 in 1,269
Indiana#217251 in 1,362
New York#224811 in 1,320
Pennsylvania#239441 in 1,571
Wisconsin#264171 in 1,803
Texas#282811 in 1,646
West Virginia#29551 in 1,965
Oklahoma#35391 in 2,236
Connecticut#36361 in 2,839
Colorado#40281 in 2,745
Kansas#40551 in 2,930
Arizona#41091 in 2,555
California#431731 in 2,771
Oregon#45551 in 3,127
Massachusetts#63951 in 6,998
Washington#65951 in 5,528
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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 1985

girls
#200
1,323 births · 1 in 1,301 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #200Latasha1,323
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 1,301 of them was named Latasha, which outranked 98.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latasha
  1. #197Jacquelyn1,360
  2. #197Janelle1,360
  3. #199Beth1,341
  4. #200Latasha1,323
  5. #201Savannah1,321
  6. #202Carly1,311
  7. #203Ashleigh1,278
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1985 →