Girls' name · since 1971
Lateisha
Lateisha has 1,019 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,019
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lateisha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,019 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Lateisha recorded 1,019 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2005.
- #7,418 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,019 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lateisha ranks #7,418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,019 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,418 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,019
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lateisha's 1,019 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Lateisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lateisha's full recorded timeline at 1987, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 61 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lateisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2005
- Peak year (1993)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Lateisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (472 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Lateisha's strongest decade.
472 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lateisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
203 births
- 1980s
1980s
472 births
- 1990s
1990s
322 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 472 births (46% of all-time use).
How Lateisha 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 Lateisha's total volume
Lateisha by state
Where Lateisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 70 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 22 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 14 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 11 | 1.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 9 | 0.9% |
| #7 | California | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.6% |
70 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Lateisha appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- Lateisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (472 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lateishas (70 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lateisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1971–2005 (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 Lateisha 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.