Latasha
Latasha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 139th with 2,060 babies. More babies were named Latasha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Leticia) "joy, gladness" · Spanish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19812,060 babies
- Total since 1880
- 30,325babies recorded
What does the name Latasha mean?
Latasha is a spelling of Leticia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Leticia's meaning and origin.
Leticia is the Spanish form of the Latin name Laetitia, from laetitia, "joy, gladness". Wiktionary notes it was the name of an early Spanish saint. The same Latin name gave the medieval English Lettice, which DMNES records with the pet form Lete in 1379, and the later Letitia. In the US Leticia was most common in the 1970s.
laetitia (Latin, “joy, gladness”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Letitia, Lettice, Laetitia, Letty, Leti.
See also: Latin names, names that mean joy.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Leticia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Lettice', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Leticia', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Latasha popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 114 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — |
| 2020 | #12,888 | 7 |
| 2010 | #5,340 | 26 |
| 2000 | #2,184 | 73 |
| 1990 | #359 | 741 |
| 1980 | #141 | 2,059 |
| 1970 | #722 | 208 |
| 1960 | #5,446 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Latasha, counting every spelling?
Latasha is a spelling of Leticia, a name family that ranked #1,536 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 120 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leticia | 120 | #1,707 | 604 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How old are people named Latasha?
About 29,000 people born in the US named Latasha are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 40 and 49. That makes Latasha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Latasha by state
How common Latasha was among girls born in each state in 1979–1983, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.6×), District of Columbia (3.8×), South Carolina (3.6×), Louisiana (3.6×), Alabama (3.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Iowa, Minnesota, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Latasha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Latasha, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Latasha
What does Latasha mean?
Latasha is a spelling of Leticia, which means “"joy, gladness"” (Spanish, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Latasha?
Latasha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 139th with 2,060 babies. More babies were named Latasha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Latasha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Latasha in the US.
Where was Latasha most popular?
In 1979–1983, Latasha was most common in Mississippi (6.39 per 1,000 girls), followed by District of Columbia and South Carolina.