Recorded 1964–1995 Girls' name Peak 1976 1,975 births

Latarsha — girls' name

1,975 babies named Latarsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s621970s12571980s5891990s67
1970s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Latarsha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

171 babies were named Latarsha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latarsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,975 babies named Latarsha between 1964 and 1995, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latarsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 171 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latarsha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,257 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latarsha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 197 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Latarsha in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latarsha 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 1,975 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.

Latarsha at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

1,975

Since 1964

32 years of records

Peak year

1976

171 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1964

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1995

Latarsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1964

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1976)
171
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Latarsha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,257 births that decade — 64% of Latarsha's all-time total
1960s621970s12571980s5891990s67

Latarsha by state

Where Latarsha concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Latarsha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
197 10.0%
#2 Florida
160 8.1%
#3 Maryland
145 7.3%
#4 Georgia
106 5.4%
#5 North Carolina
106 5.4%
#6 New York
94 4.8%
#7 Virginia
86 4.4%
#8 Mississippi
85 4.3%
Texas share of Latarsha's total US births 10.0%
Even split

197 of 1,975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Latarsha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latarsha?
1,975 babies have been named Latarsha since 1964. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1976 with 171 births.
When was Latarsha most popular?
Latarsha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,257 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Latarsha most popular?
The top states for the name Latarsha are Texas (197 births), Florida (160 births), Maryland (145 births).
How long has the name Latarsha been used?
Latarsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 32 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Latarsha?
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.

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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, 1964–1995 (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.