Girls' name · since 1965
Latoshia
Latoshia has 1,057 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,057
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,057 girls have been named Latoshia since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoshia has been recorded 1,057 times among girls since 1965, 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 1965 to 1996.
- #7,219 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,057 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoshia ranks #7,219 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,057 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,219 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,057
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latoshia's 1,057 recorded births place it above 90.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Latoshia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latoshia's full recorded timeline at 1981, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latoshia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1996
- Peak year (1978)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Latoshia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (561 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Latoshia's strongest decade.
561 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Latoshia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
561 births
- 1980s
1980s
383 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 561 births (53% of all-time use).
How Latoshia 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 Latoshia's total volume
Latoshia by state
Where Latoshia concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 77 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 74 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 30 | 2.8% |
| #4 | South Carolina | | 25 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 11 | 1.0% |
77 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Latoshia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latoshia's data
- Latoshia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (561 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Latoshias (77 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 Latoshia: 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 (~31 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, 1965–1996 (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 Latoshia 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.