Total births
273
Girls' name · since 1972
Lataisha
Lataisha has 273 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 273
- total births
- 1972–2006
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
Lataisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 273 recorded since 1972.
Lataisha has 273 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2006.
- 273 total births
- 1972–2006 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
273 girls have been named Lataisha since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2006.
- 273
- total births
- 1972–2006
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
35% of everyone ever named Lataisha was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
16 babies were named Lataisha in 1977 - its busiest year on record.
Lataisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lataisha splits its recorded history at 1988: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lataisha at a glance
Last recorded 2006Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1972
Lataisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2006
- Peak year (1977)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lataisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Lataisha's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lataisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 96 births (35% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lataisha? ▼
Lataisha has been given to 273 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 16 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
When was Lataisha most popular? ▼
Lataisha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Lataisha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lataisha since 1972 -- 35 years through the most recent 2006 data.
What names are similar to Lataisha? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Latoya, Latasha, Latonya, Latisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lataisha's data
- Lataisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lataisha
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Latonya Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lataisha: Baby Name Since 1972 - 273 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lataisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lataisha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.