Girls' name · since 1977

Lataria

69 babies named Lataria in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#31,299 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade

Lataria sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 69 recorded since 1977.

Lataria has 69 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2006.

  • #31,299 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 69 born since 1977
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lataria ranks #31,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.

#31,299 of 72,339
all-time among girls
69
born since 1977
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lataria's 69 recorded births place it above 56.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lataria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lataria splits its recorded history at 1987: 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 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lataria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
45678910 19771980198119821984198719901991199520022006 5

Lataria by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (37 births, 54% of the file).

1980s was Lataria's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Lataria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lataria?
Lataria has been given to 69 babies in the U.S. since 1977, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,299 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2006. 9 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
Where does Lataria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lataria ranks #31,299 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lataria most popular?
Lataria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Lataria been used?
Records for Lataria go back to 1977, giving 30 years of history through 2006.
What names are similar to Lataria?
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.

What to do with Lataria's data

  • Lataria's decade-level peak was the 1980s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- 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 Lataria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1977–2006 (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 Lataria 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.