How Many People Are Named Latisha?
An estimated 17,150 people in the United States have the first name Latisha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Latisha peaked in popularity in 1979 with 1,180 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Latisha as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Latisha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,150
About 1 in 19,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1979
1,180 births
Total Registered
18,444
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Latisha
Latisha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 18,444 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Latisha as a male name
Ranked #5,028 in 1989
10 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (10 births)
Latisha as a female name
Ranked #12,865 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1979 (1,175 births)
Latisha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Latisha span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 7,628 babies were registered. Latisha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Latisha by Decade
How has Latisha tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Latisha by State
Birth registrations for Latisha span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Utah, Oregon, Delaware. On average, about 422 Latishas were registered per state.
Latisha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Latisha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Latisha
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Latisha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Latisha?
We estimate approximately 17,150 people named Latisha are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Latisha a common name?
Latisha is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,444 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Latisha most popular?
Latisha reached peak popularity in 1979, when 1,180 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Latisha is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Latisha a female name?
Latisha is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Latisha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Latisha Smith, Latisha Johnson, Latisha Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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