Girls' name · since 1959
Latania
499 babies named Latania in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
499 girls have been named Latania since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latania has been recorded 499 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1995.
- #11,876 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 499 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latania ranks #11,876 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 499 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,876 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 499
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latania's 499 recorded births place it above 83.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Latania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latania's full recorded timeline at 1974, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1995
- Peak year (1976)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Latania by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (263 births, 53% of the file).
1970s was Latania's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Latania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
135 births
- 1970s
1970s
263 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 263 births (53% of all-time use).
Latania by state
Where Latania concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 33 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 16 | 3.2% |
33 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Latania's data
- Latania's decade-level peak was the 1970s (263 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Latanias (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
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 Latania: 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 (~36 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, 1959–1995 (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 Latania 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.