Girls' name · since 1964
Latarsha
Latarsha has 1,975 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,975
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latarsha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,975 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Latarsha recorded 1,975 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1995.
- #4,743 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,975 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latarsha ranks #4,743 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,975 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,743 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,975
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latarsha's 1,975 recorded births place it above 93.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Latarsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latarsha splits its recorded history at 1980: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 171 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latarsha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1995
- Peak year (1976)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Latarsha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,257 births, 64% of the file).
1970s was Latarsha's strongest decade.
1,257 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Latarsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,257 births
- 1980s
1980s
589 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,257 births (64% of all-time use).
How Latarsha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Latarsha's total volume
Latarsha by state
Where Latarsha concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| 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% |
197 of 1,975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Latarsha appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latarsha's data
- Latarsha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,257 total births); usage has since declined to 67 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Latarshas (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latarsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1964–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Latarsha 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 August 2026.