Latarsha
Feminine
There is an r in this name that is not in the name it came from. Natasha has no r anywhere; Tarsha does, and nothing in the shortening or the prefixing explains where it came from. It is an inserted consonant, which is rarer than a dropped one and considerably harder to account for.
How old is the name Latarsha?
Latarsha first appears in US birth records in 1964 — 61 years ago. The typical Latarsha alive today was born around 1977, making them about 48 years old. About 1,900 people named Latarsha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Latarsha most popular?
Latarsha peaked in 1976, reaching #811 nationally. See the whole 1976 chart.
Lists built from the same records:
Where it comes from
From Natasha to Latarsha
The story of Latarsha
The Russian name behind it is not a full name at all. Natasha is an affectionate form of Natalya, used in Russia the way Katie is used in English — nobody's passport says it — and English-speaking readers met it through translated novels, where a character called Natalya on page one is Natasha for the next eight hundred pages. English took the affectionate form as the whole name and has used it that way ever since, which no Russian would do. A great many borrowed names arrive this way: the language that borrows takes whichever form it heard most, and that is usually the one people actually say.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The prefix carries no sense and the stem has been altered from its source in a way that cuts it loose. Whatever the Russian name means, this does not carry it.
How the name formed
- Natasha
- Tarsha
- Latarsha
Pronouncing Latarsha
luh-TAR-shuh
Three syllables with the stress in the middle. The prefix is unstressed and reduces almost to nothing, which is why the name is often heard as Tarsha alone.
Nicknames for Latarsha
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1964
- Most girls named
- 1976171 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #811reached in 1976
- Change vs 1994
- +60.0%8 in 1995, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Latarshas among us
people named Latarsha are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Latarsha sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Tarsha sits inside it as a complete and independent short form.
- The rhythm is even and the spelling follows the sound exactly.
- It is uncommon while containing nothing hard to say.
- There is no inherited meaning to pass on.
- Latasha without the r is commoner and the two get confused.
- It reads clearly as belonging to a particular American generation.
Nobody names a baby alone.
Put Latarsha to the vote.
Add it to a family vote or a couple’s swipe deck — the other person gets one card, a simple answer and room to say why. No app, no account for them.
Only the people you invite can see your list.
Already decided on Latarsha? Hide it among decoys and let them guess.
What they receive
Someone added a name to your list
Latarsha
Feminine
Frequently asked
- How many Latarshas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,900 people named Latarsha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Latarsha in 2025?
- Latarsha is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Latarsha with classmates?
- Latarsha will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More L names
The most-given names starting with L, all years combined.
Linda#902 · Lisa#987 · Laura#379 · Lauren#401 · Lillian#57 · Lori#1721 · Louise#514 · Lois#1666
Looking for what else is popular rather than what resembles Latarsha? See the current top 100.
Choosing between Latarsha and another name?
See them side by side — full stats, history and a gentle verdict.
Compare side by sideIn a hurry? Just pick a winner — one tap, no sign-up, and you see how everyone else voted.
Weighing a whole shortlist? Add the rest in the builder, or settle it with a bracket.
Cast your vote
Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
No advertising trackers and no data sellinghow we handle your dataindependent and founder-run, about Name Battle