Recorded 1978–2015 Girls' name Peak 1987 93 births

Latalia — girls' name

93 babies named Latalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s391990s172000s122010s11
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Latalia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

10 babies were named Latalia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Latalia between 1978 and 2015, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latalia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latalia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Latalia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latalia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 93 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Latalia at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

93

Since 1978

38 years of records

Peak year

1987

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1978

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2015

Latalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1978

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20152006199419901988198619831978 7

Latalia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 42% of Latalia's all-time total
1970s141980s391990s172000s122010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latalia?
93 babies have been named Latalia since 1978. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1987 with 10 births.
When was Latalia most popular?
Latalia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Latalia been used?
Latalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 38 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Latalia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.