Girls' name · since 1978

Latalia

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.

93
total births
1978–2015
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade

Latalia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 93 recorded since 1978.

Latalia has 93 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2015.

  • 93 total births
  • 1978–2015 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 42% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

93 girls have been named Latalia since 1978, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2015.

93
total births
1978–2015
years on record
1980s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
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.

Latalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Latalia's full recorded timeline at 1989, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

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 · 1978–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1987)
10
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
4681012 19781983198619881990199420062015 5

Latalia by decade

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

1980s was Latalia's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Latalia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 39 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
Records for Latalia go back to 1978, giving 38 years of history 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.

What to do with Latalia's data

  • Latalia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1978–2015 (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. "Latalia: Baby Name Since 1978 - 93 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latalia. 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 Latalia 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.