Recorded 1977–1986 Girls' name Peak 1977 33 births

Latoysha — girls' name

33 babies named Latoysha in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s19
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Latoysha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

8 babies were named Latoysha in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latoysha

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Latoysha between 1977 and 1986, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latoysha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latoysha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latoysha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latoysha 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 33 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.

Latoysha at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

33

Since 1977

10 years of records

Peak year

1977

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1977

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1986

Latoysha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1977

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
456789 19861981198019781977 8

Latoysha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
19 births that decade — 58% of Latoysha's all-time total
1970s141980s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latoysha?
33 babies have been named Latoysha since 1977. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
When was Latoysha most popular?
Latoysha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Latoysha been used?
Latoysha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 10 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Latoysha?
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, 1977–1986 (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.