Latisha
Latisha is a feminine given name. It is similar to Larissa, Tisha or Letitia.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Latisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Latisha is a feminine given name. It is similar to Larissa, Tisha or Letitia.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Latisha
Latisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1948, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 1,175 births, good for #221 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Latishas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 18K Latishas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Latisha
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About the name Latisha
Latisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Latisha's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #221. Use the chart and map above to compare Latisha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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