Recorded 1972–2006 Girls' name Peak 1977 273 births

Lataisha — girls' name

273 babies named Lataisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s781980s961990s682000s31
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.

What the Data Says About Lataisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 273 babies named Lataisha between 1972 and 2006, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lataisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lataisha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lataisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lataisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 273 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lataisha at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

273

Since 1972

35 years of records

Peak year

1977

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1972

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lataisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1972

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1977)
16
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 200619991995199019861982197819741972 9

Lataisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
96 births that decade — 35% of Lataisha's all-time total
1970s781980s961990s682000s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lataisha?
273 babies have been named Lataisha since 1972. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1977 with 16 births.
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?
Lataisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 35 years of data through 2006.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.