Recorded 1963–2007 Girls' name Peak 1977 1,798 births

Latashia — girls' name

1,798 babies named Latashia in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s531970s7631980s7271990s2222000s33
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Latashia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

119 babies were named Latashia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latashia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,798 babies named Latashia between 1963 and 2007, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latashia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latashia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 763 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Latashia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 121 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Latashia in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latashia 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 1,798 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.

Latashia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

1,798

Since 1963

45 years of records

Peak year

1977

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1963

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2007

Latashia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1963

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1977)
119
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
050100150 200719981993198819831978197319681963 7

Latashia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
763 births that decade — 42% of Latashia's all-time total
1960s531970s7631980s7271990s2222000s33

Latashia by state

Where Latashia concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Latashia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
121 6.7%
#2 North Carolina
78 4.3%
#3 Georgia
68 3.8%
#4 Louisiana
65 3.6%
#5 Florida
62 3.4%
#6 California
60 3.3%
#7 Illinois
60 3.3%
#8 New York
40 2.2%
Texas share of Latashia's total US births 6.7%
Even split

121 of 1,798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Latashia appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latashia?
1,798 babies have been named Latashia since 1963. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1977 with 119 births.
When was Latashia most popular?
Latashia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 763 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Latashia most popular?
The top states for the name Latashia are Texas (121 births), North Carolina (78 births), Georgia (68 births).
How long has the name Latashia been used?
Latashia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 45 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Latashia?
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, 1963–2007 (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.