Girls' name · since 1962
Latosha
6,442 babies named Latosha in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,442
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
6,442 girls have been named Latosha since 1962, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latosha has been recorded 6,442 times among girls since 1962, 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 1962 to 2012.
- #2,193 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,442 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latosha ranks #2,193 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,442 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,193 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,442
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latosha's 6,442 recorded births place it above 96.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Latosha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latosha's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 482, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latosha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2012
- Peak year (1979)
- 482
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Latosha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,911 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Latosha's strongest decade.
2,911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Latosha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,911 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,739 births
- 1990s 605
1990s
605 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,911 births (45% of all-time use).
How Latosha 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 Latosha's total volume
Latosha by state
Where Latosha concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 558 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 387 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 381 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 339 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 323 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 314 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 282 | 4.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 274 | 4.3% |
558 of 6,442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Latosha appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latosha's data
- Latosha's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,911 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Latoshas (558 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Latosha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1962–2012 (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 Latosha 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.