Girls' name · since 1967
Latangela
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Latangela, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
143 girls have been named Latangela since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latangela has been recorded 143 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1993.
- #23,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 143 born since 1967
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latangela ranks #23,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 143 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 143
- born since 1967
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latangela's 143 recorded births place it above 67.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Latangela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latangela splits its recorded history at 1980: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latangela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Latangela by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (69 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Latangela's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Latangela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 69 births (48% of all-time use).
Latangela by state
Where Latangela concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 3.5% |
5 of 143 births nationwide.
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What to do with Latangela's data
- Latangela's decade-level peak was the 1980s (69 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.
- Florida records the most Latangelas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latangela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
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, 1967–1993 (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 Latangela 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.