Girls' name · since 1967
Latesa
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Latesa, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
182 girls have been named Latesa since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Latesa recorded 182 times among girls since 1967, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 1995.
- #20,786 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 182 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latesa ranks #20,786 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,786 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 182
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latesa's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Latesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latesa's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1995
- Peak year (1974)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Latesa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (81 births, 45% of the file).
1970s was Latesa's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Latesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
81 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 81 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Latesa's data
- Latesa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latesa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1967–1995 (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 Latesa 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.