Total births
17
Girls' name · since 1982
Latay
Latay has 17 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 17
- total births
- 1982–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
Latay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 17 recorded since 1982.
Latay has 17 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1990.
- 17 total births
- 1982–1990 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
17 girls have been named Latay since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.
- 17
- total births
- 1982–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Latay was born in this single decade.
1986
Single peak year
6 babies were named Latay in 1986 - its busiest year on record.
Latay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latay's full recorded timeline at 1986, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latay at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1986
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Latay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1990
- Peak year (1986)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Latay by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Latay's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Latay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Latay? ▼
Since 1982, Social Security records show 17 babies named Latay. The most recent recorded year was 1990. Its busiest year on record was 1986, with 6 births.
When was Latay most popular? ▼
Latay was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Latay been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Latay since 1982 -- 9 years through the most recent 1990 data.
What names are similar to Latay? ▼
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.
What to do with Latay's data
- Latay's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Latay
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Latay: Baby Name Since 1982 - 17 Births, Peak 1986." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latay. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Latay 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 July 2026.