Recorded 1964–1998 Girls' name Peak 1979 645 births

Latishia — girls' name

645 babies named Latishia in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s411970s2421980s2701990s92
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Latishia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

41 babies were named Latishia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latishia

The Social Security Administration has registered 645 babies named Latishia between 1964 and 1998, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latishia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latishia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 270 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latishia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Latishia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latishia 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 645 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.

Latishia at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

645

Since 1964

35 years of records

Peak year

1979

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1964

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1998

Latishia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1964

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1979)
41
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 19981993198819831978197319681964 6

Latishia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
270 births that decade — 42% of Latishia's all-time total
1960s411970s2421980s2701990s92

Latishia by state

Where Latishia concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Latishia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
14 2.2%
#2 Alabama
5 0.8%
#3 Florida
5 0.8%
#4 Texas
5 0.8%
#5 Virginia
5 0.8%
California share of Latishia's total US births 2.2%
Even split

14 of 645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latishia?
645 babies have been named Latishia since 1964. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1979 with 41 births.
When was Latishia most popular?
Latishia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 270 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Latishia most popular?
The top states for the name Latishia are California (14 births), Alabama (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Latishia been used?
Latishia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 35 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Latishia?
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, 1964–1998 (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.