Recorded 1974–1997 Girls' name Peak 1984 98 births

Latera — girls' name

98 babies named Latera in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s571990s25
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Latera was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Latera in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latera

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Latera between 1974 and 1997, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latera performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latera shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latera 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 98 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.

Latera at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

98

Since 1974

24 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1974

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1997

Latera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1974

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 19971994198919871984198219791974 5

Latera by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
57 births that decade — 58% of Latera's all-time total
1970s161980s571990s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latera?
98 babies have been named Latera since 1974. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Latera most popular?
Latera was most popular in the 1980s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Latera been used?
Latera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 24 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Latera?
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, 1974–1997 (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.