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Latisha
Say it: lah-TEE-shah
Meaning
An American form of Leticia, from Latin laetitia 'joy, gladness'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Peaked in the 1970s, respelled to fit the La- names then in fashion.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1970s
In the United States
- 18,419 babies given this name since 1948
- At its height in 1979, about 1 in 1,400 girls
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Latasha, Leticia
| Latin | Laetitia |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Leticia |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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