Recorded 1975–2009 Boys' name Peak 1980 196 births

Laterrance — boys' name

196 babies named Laterrance in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s761990s502000s37
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Laterrance was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

18 babies were named Laterrance in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laterrance

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Laterrance between 1975 and 2009, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laterrance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laterrance performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laterrance shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Laterrance in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laterrance 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 196 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.

Laterrance at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

196

Since 1975

35 years of records

Peak year

1980

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1975

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2009

Laterrance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1975

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1980)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20092002199719901985198119771975 5

Laterrance by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 39% of Laterrance's all-time total
1970s331980s761990s502000s37

Laterrance by state

Where Laterrance concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Laterrance
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 2.6%
Louisiana share of Laterrance's total US births 2.6%

5 of 196 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laterrance?
196 babies have been named Laterrance since 1975. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1980 with 18 births.
When was Laterrance most popular?
Laterrance was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Laterrance most popular?
The top states for the name Laterrance are Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Laterrance been used?
Laterrance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 35 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Laterrance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lathan, Latrell, Lateef, Latroy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1975–2009 (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.