US rank #15656 Girls' name Peak 2000 2,333 births

Latavia — #15656 US girls' name

2,333 babies named Latavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1321980s6131990s6302000s8162010s1262020s16
#15656
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Latavia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

188 babies were named Latavia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latavia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,333 babies named Latavia between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latavia currently holds the #15656 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 188 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latavia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 816 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Latavia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 241 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Latavia in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latavia 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 2,333 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.

Latavia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,333

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2000

188 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,656

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Latavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
188
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
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Latavia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
816 births that decade — 35% of Latavia's all-time total
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Latavia by state

Where Latavia concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Latavia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
241 10.3%
#2 Texas
196 8.4%
#3 Illinois
128 5.5%
#4 New York
79 3.4%
#5 Georgia
71 3.0%
#6 North Carolina
64 2.7%
#7 South Carolina
62 2.7%
#8 Louisiana
39 1.7%
Florida share of Latavia's total US births 10.3%
Even split

241 of 2,333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Latavia appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latavia?
2,333 babies have been named Latavia since 1970. It currently ranks #15656 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 188 births.
When was Latavia most popular?
Latavia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 816 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Latavia most popular?
The top states for the name Latavia are Florida (241 births), Texas (196 births), Illinois (128 births).
How long has the name Latavia been used?
Latavia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Latavia?
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.

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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, 1970–2024 (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.