Girls' name · since 1973
Latecha
18 babies named Latecha in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #47,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latecha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 18 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Latecha recorded 18 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1977.
- #47,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latecha ranks #47,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #47,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latecha's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Latecha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latecha's SSA record in two at 1976 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latecha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1977
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Latecha by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 100% of the file).
1970s was Latecha's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Latecha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latecha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1973–1977 (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 Latecha 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.