Total births
18
Girls' name · since 1973
Latachia
Latachia has 18 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1973 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 18
- total births
- 1973–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
18 girls have been named Latachia since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Latachia has 18 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1978.
- 18 total births
- 1973–1978 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
18 girls have been named Latachia since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.
- 18
- total births
- 1973–1978
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Latachia was born in this single decade.
1973
Single peak year
6 babies were named Latachia in 1973 - its busiest year on record.
Latachia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latachia splits its recorded history at 1974: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (6 births).
Latachia at a glance
Last recorded 1978Peak year
1973
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Latachia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1978
- Peak year (1973)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Latachia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Latachia's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Latachia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Latachia? ▼
Latachia has been given to 18 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1978. 6 babies were born in 1973, its single highest year.
When was Latachia most popular? ▼
Latachia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Latachia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Latachia since 1973 -- 6 years through the most recent 1978 data.
What names are similar to Latachia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Latoya, Latasha, Latonya, Latisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Latachia: Baby Name Since 1973 - 18 Births, Peak 1973." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latachia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Latachia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.