Recorded 1973–1977 Girls' name Peak 1976 18 births

Latecha — girls' name

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.

1970s18
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Latecha was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Latecha in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latecha

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Latecha between 1973 and 1977, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latecha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latecha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latecha 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 18 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.

Latecha at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

18

Since 1973

5 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1973

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1977

Latecha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1973

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 197719761973 5

Latecha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
18 births that decade — 100% of Latecha's all-time total
1970s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latecha?
18 babies have been named Latecha since 1973. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Latecha most popular?
Latecha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Latecha been used?
Latecha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 5 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Latecha?
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, 1973–1977 (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.