Recorded 1978–2003 Girls' name Peak 1992 235 births

Laterrica — girls' name

235 babies named Laterrica in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s711990s1342000s25
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Laterrica was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

23 babies were named Laterrica in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laterrica

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Laterrica between 1978 and 2003, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Laterrica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laterrica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Laterrica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Tennessee and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Laterrica in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laterrica 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 235 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.

Laterrica at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

235

Since 1978

26 years of records

Peak year

1992

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1978

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2003

Laterrica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1978

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1992)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Laterrica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
134 births that decade — 57% of Laterrica's all-time total
1970s51980s711990s1342000s25

Laterrica by state

Where Laterrica concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Laterrica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
17 7.2%
#2 Tennessee
7 3.0%
#3 Louisiana
5 2.1%
Mississippi share of Laterrica's total US births 7.2%
Even split

17 of 235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laterrica?
235 babies have been named Laterrica since 1978. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1992 with 23 births.
When was Laterrica most popular?
Laterrica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Laterrica most popular?
The top states for the name Laterrica are Mississippi (17 births), Tennessee (7 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Laterrica been used?
Laterrica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 26 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Laterrica?
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, 1978–2003 (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.