Girls' name · peaked in 1980
Latasha name popularity since 1925
30,325 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Latasha. Half of them were born in 1981 or earlier, so the typical Latasha is about 45 years old in 2026. Latasha peaked in 1980 as the #141 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 30,325
- Named Latasha, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Latasha in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 30,211 girls · 114 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 3.60× its national share
Peak year is the year Latasha made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Latasha births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1981. Measured as a share of all babies, Latasha peaked in 1980.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Latasha became 9.2× more common, from 1 in 11,300 baby girls to 1 in 1,230.
- Steepest fall: Between 1992 and 1997, its share of baby girls fell by 73%, from 1 in 3,460 to 1 in 13,000.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Latasha's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Latasha.
Decade by decade
Babies named Latasha in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 9 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 405 | 0 | #2,136 |
| 1970s | 10,877 | 40 | #197 |
| 1980s | 15,035 | 74 | #200 |
| 1990s | 3,305 | 0 | #811 |
| 2000s | 467 | 0 | #4,322 |
| 2010s | 101 | 0 | #9,861 |
| 2020–25 | 12 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.8% of babies named Latasha from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Latasha is most popular
The index compares Latasha's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Latasha.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 3.60× | 1,263 |
| Louisiana | 3.00× | 1,559 |
| District of Columbia | 2.60× | 347 |
| Alabama | 2.42× | 1,237 |
| South Carolina | 2.41× | 977 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Latasha and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Latasha (this page) | 30,211 | 1980 |
| Latisha | 18,406 | 1979 |
| Latosha | 6,442 | 1979 |
| Latesha | 3,110 | 1980 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Latasha's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Latasha.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Latasha (1980).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data