Recorded 1975–2003 Unisex name Peak 1979 52 births

Lataurus — boys' name

52 babies named Lataurus in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s161990s52000s6
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Lataurus was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lataurus in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lataurus

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Lataurus between 1975 and 2003, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lataurus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year. Lataurus is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1978.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lataurus performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lataurus shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lataurus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lataurus 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 52 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.

Lataurus at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

52

Since 1975

29 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1975

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2003

Lataurus popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1975

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
45678910 200319961984198219811979197819771975 5

Lataurus popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1978 (Lataurus as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1978 5

Lataurus by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 48% of Lataurus's all-time total
1970s251980s161990s52000s6

Lataurus by state

Where Lataurus concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lataurus
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 9.6%
Mississippi share of Lataurus's total US births 9.6%

5 of 52 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lataurus?
52 babies have been named Lataurus since 1975. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Lataurus most popular?
Lataurus was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Lataurus most popular?
The top states for the name Lataurus are Mississippi (5 births).
Is Lataurus a unisex name?
Yes, Lataurus is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 52 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Lataurus been used?
Lataurus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 29 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Lataurus?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lathan, Latrell, Lateef, Latroy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1975–2003 (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.