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How to Pronounce Lataisha

Pronounced luh-TEE-shuh /ləˈtiːʃə/Medium

Meaning: Lataisha is a coinage joining the La- prefix to Taisha, a respelling of Latisha or Leticia. Latisha itself traces to the Latin laetitia, 'joy, gladness,' and Lataisha rides that sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Lataisha is a La- prefixed twist on Taisha, echoing Latisha from Latin for 'joy.' It stayed rare and peaked around 1977 (said luh-TEE-shuh).

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MeaningLataisha is a coinage joining the La- prefix to Taisha, a respelling of Latisha or Leticia. Latisha itself traces to the Latin laetitia, 'joy, gladness,' and Lataisha rides that sound.

U.S. rank (2006)#14440 ↘ Falling

2006 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1977

Total births (all-time)≈ 273

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Lataisha is a modern American coinage, a La- prefixed elaboration of Taisha and a cousin of Latisha. Its underlying sound goes back to the Latin laetitia, 'joy,' by way of Leticia, though the assembled spelling is entirely of its own era.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 1977, and faded within a generation. A girl named Lataisha then is in her forties today.

Did you know? Lataisha belongs to the large family of La- names, with Latisha and Latasha beside it, that African American families coined and personalized through the nineteen-seventies and eighties.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Lataisha — La- + Taisha coinage; sound from Latisha/Leticia (Latin laetitia, 'joy')

Variations

LatishaLatashaLatiesha

Nicknames

TaishaTishaLala

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Latisha— the closest standard cousin

Latasha— a like La- coinage

Taisha— the core name inside Lataisha

Letitia— the classic source of the -isha sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Lataisha mean?

It is a La- prefixed coinage related to Latisha, whose sound traces to the Latin laetitia, 'joy.'

How do you pronounce Lataisha?

It is said luh-TEE-shuh /ləˈtiːʃə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Lataisha a boy or girl name?

Lataisha is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Lataisha?

It has always been rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-seventies.