Is Latesha a boy or girl name?

Latesha is a girl’s name. Of the 3,110 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Latesha

Recorded 1966–2007 · United States

Latesha was most popular in 1980, when 185 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,452 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,110 people named Latesha.

Latesha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Latesha’s peak in 1980. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Latesha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Latesha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,110 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Latesha

Where Latesha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org