Recorded 1964–1983 Girls' name Peak 1974 80 births

Latanza — girls' name

80 babies named Latanza in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s301970s321980s18
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Latanza was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Latanza in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latanza

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Latanza between 1964 and 1983, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latanza currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latanza performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latanza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latanza in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latanza 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 80 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.

Latanza at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

80

Since 1964

20 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1964

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1983

Latanza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1964

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 1983198119761973196919671964 5

Latanza by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
32 births that decade — 40% of Latanza's all-time total
1960s301970s321980s18

Latanza by state

Where Latanza concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latanza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
10 12.5%
Indiana share of Latanza's total US births 12.5%

10 of 80 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latanza?
80 babies have been named Latanza since 1964. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Latanza most popular?
Latanza was most popular in the 1970s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Latanza most popular?
The top states for the name Latanza are Indiana (10 births).
How long has the name Latanza been used?
Latanza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 20 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Latanza?
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, 1964–1983 (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.