Girls' name · since 1980
Lateia
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Lateia, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lateia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Lateia recorded 106 times among girls since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 1995.
- #26,506 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 106 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lateia ranks #26,506 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 106 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #26,506 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 106
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lateia's 106 recorded births place it above 63.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lateia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lateia splits its recorded history at 1987: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lateia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1995
- Peak year (1981)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Lateia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (78 births, 74% of the file).
1980s was Lateia's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Lateia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 78 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Lateia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 1990s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lateia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1980–1995 (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 Lateia 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.