Recorded 1976–2006 Girls' name Peak 1992 262 births

Lateria — girls' name

262 babies named Lateria in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s791990s1122000s47
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Lateria was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lateria in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lateria

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Lateria between 1976 and 2006, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lateria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lateria performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Lateria shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lateria in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lateria 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 262 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.

Lateria at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

262

Since 1976

31 years of records

Peak year

1992

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1976

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2006

Lateria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1976

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1992)
20
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0510152025 20062000199619921988198419781976 6

Lateria by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
112 births that decade — 43% of Lateria's all-time total
1970s241980s791990s1122000s47

Lateria by state

Where Lateria concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lateria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
11 4.2%
Florida share of Lateria's total US births 4.2%

11 of 262 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lateria?
262 babies have been named Lateria since 1976. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1992 with 20 births.
When was Lateria most popular?
Lateria was most popular in the 1990s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Lateria most popular?
The top states for the name Lateria are Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Lateria been used?
Lateria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 31 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Lateria?
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, 1976–2006 (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.