Recorded 1969–2000 Girls' name Peak 1991 439 births

Lateasha — girls' name

439 babies named Lateasha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1311980s1741990s1202000s8
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lateasha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

42 babies were named Lateasha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lateasha

The Social Security Administration has registered 439 babies named Lateasha between 1969 and 2000, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lateasha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lateasha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lateasha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Lateasha in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lateasha 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 439 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.

Lateasha at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

439

Since 1969

32 years of records

Peak year

1991

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1969

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2000

Lateasha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1969

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1991)
42
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Lateasha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
174 births that decade — 40% of Lateasha's all-time total
1960s61970s1311980s1741990s1202000s8

Lateasha by state

Where Lateasha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lateasha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.4%
#2 Illinois
5 1.1%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.1%
New York share of Lateasha's total US births 1.4%
Even split

6 of 439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lateasha?
439 babies have been named Lateasha since 1969. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1991 with 42 births.
When was Lateasha most popular?
Lateasha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Lateasha most popular?
The top states for the name Lateasha are New York (6 births), Illinois (5 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Lateasha been used?
Lateasha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 32 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Lateasha?
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, 1969–2000 (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.