Girls' name · since 1964
Latana
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Latana, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
79 girls have been named Latana since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Latana recorded 79 times among girls since 1964, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1990.
- #29,768 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latana ranks #29,768 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #29,768 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latana's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Latana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latana's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1990
- Peak year (1976)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Latana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (53 births, 67% of the file).
1970s was Latana's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Latana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 53 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Latana's data
- Latana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1964–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Latana 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 August 2026.