Latasha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-TAH-shuh
- Origin
- Modern
Latasha is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Latasha mean?
Modern: La- prefix plus Tasha
Built on Tasha, a Russian short form of Natasha, with the La- prefix.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Latasha a girl's or a boy's name?
Latasha is a girls' name.
How popular is Latasha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Latasha in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Latasha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Latasha in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 2,060 girls. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the girls named Latasha in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1986, the years shaded on the chart below.
Latasha in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 26 | #5,245 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 25 | #5,571 |
| 2007 | 42 | #3,785 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,263 |
| 2004 | 48 | #3,176 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,797 |
| 2002 | 56 | #2,706 |
| 2001 | 69 | #2,300 |
| 2000 | 73 | #2,170 |
| 1999 | 94 | #1,717 |
| 1998 | 116 | #1,470 |
| 1997 | 134 | #1,296 |
| 1996 | 175 | #1,054 |
| 1995 | 245 | #807 |
| 1994 | 294 | #707 |
| 1993 | 390 | #598 |
| 1992 | 533 | #462 |
| 1991 | 583 | #436 |
| 1990 | 741 | #358 |
| 1989 | 954 | #282 |
| 1988 | 1,086 | #243 |
| 1987 | 1,202 | #223 |
| 1986 | 1,203 | #220 |
| 1985 | 1,323 | #200 |
| 1984 | 1,560 | #175 |
| 1983 | 1,665 | #166 |
| 1982 | 1,923 | #153 |
| 1981 | 2,060 | #139 |
| 1980 | 2,059 | #141 |
| 1979 | 1,688 | #166 |
| 1978 | 1,395 | #185 |
| 1977 | 1,597 | #170 |
| 1976 | 1,384 | #185 |
| 1975 | 1,243 | #197 |
| 1974 | 1,196 | #212 |
| 1973 | 982 | #256 |
| 1972 | 715 | #327 |
| 1971 | 469 | #444 |
| 1970 | 208 | #722 |
| 1969 | 149 | #852 |
| 1968 | 56 | #1,519 |
| 1967 | 50 | #1,598 |
| 1966 | 42 | #1,736 |
| 1965 | 31 | #2,110 |
| 1964 | 21 | #2,751 |
| 1963 | 25 | #2,423 |
| 1962 | 10 | #4,262 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
Nicknames for Latasha
Names like Latasha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba, Saba, Halima, Zaisha, Faiza, Alisha, Fabiha, Summer, Fariha, Sabiha, Waziha, Samira
Names related to Latasha
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Latasha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/latasha, updated 20 October 2026.