Girls' name · since 1959
Latasha
30,211 babies named Latasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30,211
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latasha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 30,211 recorded since 1959.
Latasha has 30,211 recorded births among girls since 1959, 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 1959 to 2022.
- #829 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 30,211 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latasha ranks #829 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30,211 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #829 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 30,211
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latasha's 30,211 recorded births place it above 98.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Latasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latasha splits its recorded history at 1990: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 2,060 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latasha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2022
- Peak year (1981)
- 2,060
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Latasha popularity over time - boys
114 total births recorded since 1974 (Latasha as boys' name)
Latasha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (15,035 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Latasha's strongest decade.
15,035 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Latasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 9
1950s
9 births
- 1960s 405
1960s
405 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,877 births
- 1980s
1980s
15,035 births
- 1990s 3,305
1990s
3,305 births
- 2000s 467
2000s
467 births
- 2010s 101
2010s
101 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15,035 births (50% of all-time use).
How Latasha 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 Latasha's total volume
Latasha by state
Where Latasha concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 2,120 | 7.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,008 | 6.6% |
| #3 | California | | 1,749 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 1,719 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,702 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 1,559 | 5.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 1,545 | 5.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,427 | 4.7% |
2,120 of 30,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Latasha appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latasha's data
- Latasha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (15,035 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Latashas (2,120 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Latasha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1959–2022 (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 Latasha 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.