Given name
Latesha
“one who brings joy to others”
Latesha is a variant of Letitia. One Latin interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Latesha is a variant of Letitia. One Latin interpretation is “one who brings joy to others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Latesha is a variant of Letitia. An origin associated with Letitia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Latesha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,110
- 0 boys · 3,110 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 185 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 185 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,361 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.
Latesha’s family of names
Latesha has a related form in Letitia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Latesha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls