Recorded 1970–1992 Girls' name Peak 1976 285 births

Latausha — girls' name

285 babies named Latausha in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1851980s841990s16
1970s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Latausha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

31 babies were named Latausha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latausha

The Social Security Administration has registered 285 babies named Latausha between 1970 and 1992, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latausha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latausha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latausha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latausha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latausha 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 285 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.

Latausha at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

285

Since 1970

23 years of records

Peak year

1976

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1970

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1992

Latausha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1970

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1976)
31
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 19921988198519821979197619731970 7

Latausha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
185 births that decade — 65% of Latausha's all-time total
1970s1851980s841990s16

Latausha by state

Where Latausha concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latausha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 3.5%
California share of Latausha's total US births 3.5%

10 of 285 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latausha?
285 babies have been named Latausha since 1970. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1976 with 31 births.
When was Latausha most popular?
Latausha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Latausha most popular?
The top states for the name Latausha are California (10 births).
How long has the name Latausha been used?
Latausha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 23 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Latausha?
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, 1970–1992 (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.