Girls' name · since 1971
Laterra
257 babies named Laterra in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laterra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 257 have been recorded since 1971.
Laterra has 257 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2007.
- #17,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 257 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laterra ranks #17,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 257 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 257
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laterra's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Laterra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laterra splits its recorded history at 1991: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laterra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2007
- Peak year (1993)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Laterra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (96 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Laterra's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Laterra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 96 births (37% of all-time use).
Laterra by state
Where Laterra concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Laterra's data
- Laterra's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2000s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Laterras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Laterra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1971–2007 (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 Laterra 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.