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

Showing
Show data for
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #139, 1981girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025——
2024——
2023——
2022#15,3065—
2021——
2020#12,1427—
2019——
2018#15,6825—
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—
1994#708294—
1993#598390—
1992#462533—
1991#436583—
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
1973#256982—
1972#327715—
1971#444469—
1970#722208—
1969#852149—
1968#1,51956—
1967#1,59850—
1966#1,73642—
1965#2,11031—
1964#2,75221—
1963#2,42425—
1962#4,26310—
1961#3,46014—
1960#5,1687—
1959#4,3009—
1958——
1957——
1956——
1955——
1954——
1953——
1952——
1951——
1950——
1949——
1948——
1947——
1946——
1945——
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
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 1990

  • 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: #773 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,181 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: #523 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,655 girlsMNIllinois: #351 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,309 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,837 girlsMINew York: #510 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,487 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedRIOregon: #404 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,397 girlsORNevada: #283 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,380 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: #237 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsINOhio: #262 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,772 girlsOHPennsylvania: #320 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsPANew Jersey: #347 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,398 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #822 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 6,729 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedUTColorado: #419 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,596 girlsCONebraska: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsMOKentucky: #189 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsKYWest Virginia: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsWVVirginia: #192 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsVAMaryland: #232 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedDEArizona: #592 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,751 girlsAZNew Mexico: #207 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 928 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedKSArkansas: #126 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 601 girlsARTennessee: #219 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,372 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #226 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #152 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 801 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #139 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 516 girlsDCOklahoma: #368 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,182 girlsOKLouisiana: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,586 girlsLAMississippi: #118 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 574 girlsMSAlabama: #151 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 803 girlsALGeorgia: #175 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latasha, so not publishedHITexas: #418 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsTXFlorida: #461 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,297 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#118 · 1 in 574
  2. Arkansas#126 · 1 in 601
  3. District of Columbia#139 · 1 in 516
  4. Alabama#151 · 1 in 803
  5. South Carolina#152 · 1 in 801

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#118241 in 574
Arkansas#126211 in 601
District of Columbia#13991 in 516
Alabama#151281 in 803
South Carolina#152251 in 801
Georgia#175421 in 1,016
Kentucky#189191 in 1,118
Virginia#192331 in 1,145
New Mexico#207101 in 928
Tennessee#219221 in 1,372
North Carolina#226291 in 1,409
Maryland#232201 in 1,418
Indiana#237231 in 1,529
Missouri#247201 in 1,642
Ohio#262401 in 1,772
West Virginia#27851 in 1,757
Louisiana#283161 in 1,586
Nevada#28351 in 1,380
Michigan#286341 in 1,837
Nebraska#29951 in 1,838
Pennsylvania#320331 in 2,200
New Jersey#347201 in 2,398
Illinois#351341 in 2,309
Oklahoma#36881 in 2,182
Oregon#40471 in 2,397
Texas#418521 in 2,646
Colorado#41981 in 2,596
Florida#461241 in 3,297
New York#510351 in 3,487
Minnesota#52361 in 4,655
Arizona#59271 in 3,751
Washington#77351 in 6,181
California#822391 in 6,729
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1990

girls
#358
741 births · 1 in 2,562 girls

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #358Latasha741
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,562 of them was named Latasha, which outranked 97.6% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latasha
  1. #354Lacy753
  2. #356Ericka749
  3. #357Brittni746
  4. #358Latasha741
  5. #358Alyson741
  6. #360Chantel740
  7. #360Dawn740
  8. #362Yvette739

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →