Recorded 1971–1981 Girls' name Peak 1978 84 births

Latorsha — girls' name

84 babies named Latorsha in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s791980s5
1970s
Peak decade

94% of everyone ever named Latorsha was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Latorsha in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latorsha

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Latorsha between 1971 and 1981, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latorsha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latorsha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latorsha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latorsha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latorsha 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 84 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.

Latorsha at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

84

Since 1971

11 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1971

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1981

Latorsha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1971

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
468101214 1981197919781977197619751974197319721971 8

Latorsha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
79 births that decade — 94% of Latorsha's all-time total
1970s791980s5

Latorsha by state

Where Latorsha concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latorsha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 13.1%
Texas share of Latorsha's total US births 13.1%

11 of 84 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latorsha?
84 babies have been named Latorsha since 1971. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Latorsha most popular?
Latorsha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Latorsha most popular?
The top states for the name Latorsha are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Latorsha been used?
Latorsha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 11 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Latorsha?
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, 1971–1981 (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.