Girls' name · since 1971
Latorsha
Latorsha has 84 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
84 girls have been named Latorsha since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latorsha has been recorded 84 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1981.
- #29,122 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latorsha ranks #29,122 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,122 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latorsha's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Latorsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latorsha splits its recorded history at 1976: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latorsha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1981
- Peak year (1978)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Latorsha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (79 births, 94% of the file).
1970s was Latorsha's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 94% of all-time use.
Latorsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
79 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 79 births (94% of all-time use).
Latorsha by state
Where Latorsha concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 13.1% |
11 of 84 births nationwide.
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What to do with Latorsha's data
- Latorsha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Latorshas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latorsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1971–1981 (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 Latorsha 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.