Girls' name · since 1977
Latarya
22 babies named Latarya in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #44,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latarya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latarya has been recorded 22 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1984.
- #44,822 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latarya ranks #44,822 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,822 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latarya's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Latarya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latarya's full recorded timeline at 1981, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latarya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1984
- Peak year (1984)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Latarya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1980s was Latarya's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Latarya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
Latarya by state
Where Latarya concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 22.7% |
5 of 22 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Lataryas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latarya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1977–1984 (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 Latarya 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.