Girls' name · since 1976
Laterica
Laterica has 202 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laterica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 202 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Laterica recorded 202 times among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2000.
- #19,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 202 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laterica ranks #19,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 202
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laterica's 202 recorded births place it above 72.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Laterica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laterica's full recorded timeline at 1989, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laterica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2000
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Laterica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (97 births, 48% of the file).
1980s was Laterica's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Laterica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 97 births (48% of all-time use).
Laterica by state
Where Laterica concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 10 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 6 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 2.5% |
10 of 202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Laterica's data
- Laterica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Latericas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Laterica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1976–2000 (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 Laterica 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.