Latosha

Last seen for girls in 2012 at #16,869

Peak · girls
1979 · 482 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,442
since 1962

Latosha over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Latosha has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #430, 1979girls
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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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2012#16,8695
2011#16,7645
2010#13,4487
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2007#17,6365
2006#13,6067
2005#14,5026
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2003#9,04811
2002#12,1877
2001#8,19612
2000#9,16310
1999#8,22311
1998#6,07316
1997#5,86816
1996#3,02839
1995#2,88041
1994#2,50350
1993#2,03368
1992#1,530102
1991#1,439111
1990#1,141151
1989#926194
1988#889197
1987#860198
1986#729244
1985#694254
1984#616289
1983#680251
1982#565325
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1979#430482
1978#456435
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1971#1,041116
1970#1,45270
1969#2,10236
1968#2,43126
1967#2,86819
1966#3,40014
1965#5,2897
1964#6,7675
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First appearance
1962

The first year at least five girls were named Latosha! It came in at #6,578, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1962–1964, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Latosha is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMNIllinois: #560 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,973 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMINew York: #844 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 9,237 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedINOhio: #810 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,635 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #956 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 9,791 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedARTennessee: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,661 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #666 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,339 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #533 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,789 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedMSAlabama: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,829 girlsALGeorgia: #581 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,140 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latosha, so not publishedHITexas: #728 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 6,425 girlsTXFlorida: #348 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Florida#348 · 1 in 2,118
  2. Louisiana#533 · 1 in 3,789
  3. Alabama#547 · 1 in 4,829
  4. Illinois#560 · 1 in 4,973
  5. Tennessee#575 · 1 in 5,661

Best ever in a state: #118 in District of Columbia, 1979.

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Florida#348211 in 2,118
Louisiana#53371 in 3,789
Alabama#54751 in 4,829
Illinois#560151 in 4,973
Tennessee#57551 in 5,661
Georgia#58171 in 5,140
North Carolina#66651 in 7,339
Texas#728151 in 6,425
Ohio#81071 in 10,635
New York#844121 in 9,237
California#956141 in 9,791
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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 Latosha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2012
  • Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1973 (#832 → #609)
  • Biggest drop: 215 spots in 1990 (#926 → #1,141)
Rise & fade · girls
17 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1962
  • Peaked 1979 at #430 (482 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 18 yrs · run 1972–1989
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,330
  • Highest: 1 in 3,330 girls born in 1979 were named Latosha (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 352,211 girls born in 2012 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 45.2% of all girls named Latosha (2,911) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s112#2,102 (1969)#4,205
1970s2,911#430 (1979)#688
1980s2,739#501 (1980)#698
1990s605#1,141 (1990)#3,472
2000s58#8,196 (2001)#12,048
2010s17#13,448 (2010)#15,694

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.

Latosha in 1972

girls
#832
158 births · 1 in 9,628 girls

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #832Latosha158
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 9,628 of them was named Latosha, which outranked 91.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latosha
  1. #829Tiffanie160
  2. #830Dawna159
  3. #830Melonie159
  4. #832Latosha158
  5. #832Angeline158
  6. #832Darcie158
  7. #832Lucille158
  8. #836Lakeisha157
  9. #837Cary156
  10. #837Kia156

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

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →