Recorded 1967–1993 Girls' name Peak 1981 143 births

Latangela — girls' name

143 babies named Latangela in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s551980s691990s5
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Latangela was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

14 babies were named Latangela in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latangela

The Social Security Administration has registered 143 babies named Latangela between 1967 and 1993, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latangela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latangela performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latangela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latangela in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latangela 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 143 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.

Latangela at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

143

Since 1967

27 years of records

Peak year

1981

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1967

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1993

Latangela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1967

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
14
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
46810121416 1993198619831980197619721967 6

Latangela by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
69 births that decade — 48% of Latangela's all-time total
1960s141970s551980s691990s5

Latangela by state

Where Latangela concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latangela
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 3.5%
Florida share of Latangela's total US births 3.5%

5 of 143 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latangela?
143 babies have been named Latangela since 1967. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 14 births.
When was Latangela most popular?
Latangela was most popular in the 1980s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Latangela most popular?
The top states for the name Latangela are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Latangela been used?
Latangela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 27 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Latangela?
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, 1967–1993 (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.