Recorded 1967–1995 Girls' name Peak 1974 182 births

Latesa — girls' name

182 babies named Latesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s211970s811980s591990s21
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Latesa was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

15 babies were named Latesa in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Latesa between 1967 and 1995, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latesa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latesa 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 182 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.

Latesa at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

182

Since 1967

29 years of records

Peak year

1974

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1967

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1995

Latesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1967

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1974)
15
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 199519881985198119781975197219691967 7

Latesa by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
81 births that decade — 45% of Latesa's all-time total
1960s211970s811980s591990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latesa?
182 babies have been named Latesa since 1967. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1974 with 15 births.
When was Latesa most popular?
Latesa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Latesa been used?
Latesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 29 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Latesa?
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, 1967–1995 (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.