Girls' name · since 1972
Lateesha
Lateesha has 446 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 446
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lateesha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 446 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lateesha has been recorded 446 times among girls since 1972, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2003.
- #12,679 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 446 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lateesha ranks #12,679 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 446 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,679 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 446
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lateesha's 446 recorded births place it above 82.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lateesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lateesha splits its recorded history at 1985: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lateesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2003
- Peak year (1984)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Lateesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (202 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Lateesha's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Lateesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
114 births
- 1980s
1980s
202 births
- 1990s
1990s
124 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 202 births (45% of all-time use).
Lateesha by state
Where Lateesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 5.4% |
24 of 446 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lateesha's data
- Lateesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lateeshas (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lateesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
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, 1972–2003 (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 Lateesha 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.