Recorded 1977–1984 Girls' name Peak 1984 22 births

Latarya — girls' name

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.

1970s51980s17
1980s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Latarya was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

11 babies were named Latarya in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latarya

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Latarya between 1977 and 1984, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latarya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latarya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latarya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latarya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latarya 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 22 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.

Latarya at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

22

Since 1977

8 years of records

Peak year

1984

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1977

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1984

Latarya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1977

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1984)
11
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 198419811977 5

Latarya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 77% of Latarya's all-time total
1970s51980s17

Latarya by state

Where Latarya concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latarya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 22.7%
Texas share of Latarya's total US births 22.7%

5 of 22 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latarya?
22 babies have been named Latarya since 1977. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1984 with 11 births.
When was Latarya most popular?
Latarya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Latarya most popular?
The top states for the name Latarya are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Latarya been used?
Latarya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 8 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Latarya?
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, 1977–1984 (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.