Boys' name · since 1977
Latarus
18 babies named Latarus in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #29,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latarus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 18 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Latarus recorded 18 times among boys since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1983.
- #29,783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latarus ranks #29,783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #29,783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latarus's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Latarus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latarus splits its recorded history at 1982: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latarus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1983
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Latarus by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1980s was Latarus's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Latarus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latarus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~6 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, 1977–1983 (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 Latarus 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.