Given name
Latasha
“born on Christmas Day”
In American use, Latasha carries the interpretation “born on Christmas Day.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Latasha carries the interpretation “born on Christmas Day.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Latasha is used as a form of Natasha.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Latasha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30,325
- 114 boys · 30,211 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 2,069 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −83%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,060 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 22,706 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Latasha’s family of names
Latasha is a form of Natasha. Latasha has a related form in Latashia. Latasha has a related form in Latasia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Latasha
- LaTasha ColanderAmerican athletics competitor (born 1976)
- LaTasha JenkinsAmerican sprinterborn 1977
- Latasha Harlinsstudent (1975–1991)
- Latasha ByearsAmerican basketball player (born 1973)
- MC TroubleAmerican rapper (1970–1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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