Girls' name · since 1966
Latesha
3,110 babies named Latesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,110
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latesha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,110 have been recorded since 1966.
Latesha has 3,110 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2007.
- #3,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,110 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latesha ranks #3,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,110 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,530 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,110
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latesha's 3,110 recorded births place it above 95.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Latesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latesha's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 185, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2007
- Peak year (1980)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Latesha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,315 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Latesha's strongest decade.
1,315 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Latesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s
1970s
934 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,315 births
- 1990s
1990s
752 births
- 2000s 79
2000s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,315 births (42% of all-time use).
How Latesha 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 Latesha's total volume
Latesha by state
Where Latesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 305 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 190 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 164 | 5.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 155 | 5.0% |
| #5 | California | | 143 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 135 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 133 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 111 | 3.6% |
305 of 3,110 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Latesha appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latesha's data
- Latesha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,315 total births); usage has since declined to 79 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lateshas (305 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 Latesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1966–2007 (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 Latesha 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.