Boys' name · since 1975
Laterrance
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 196 babies named Laterrance, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 196
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
196 boys have been named Laterrance since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laterrance has been recorded 196 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2009.
- #13,098 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 196 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laterrance ranks #13,098 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 196 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #13,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 196
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Laterrance's 196 recorded births place it above 71.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Laterrance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Laterrance's full recorded timeline at 1990, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Laterrance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2009
- Peak year (1980)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Laterrance by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (76 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Laterrance's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Laterrance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
76 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 76 births (39% of all-time use).
Laterrance by state
Where Laterrance concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 196 births nationwide.
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What to do with Laterrance's data
- Laterrance's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2000s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Louisiana records the most Laterrances (5 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 Laterrance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1975–2009 (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 Laterrance 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.