Girls' name · since 1967

Latese

Latese has 88 recorded births since 1967 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#28,570 of 72,339
all-time among girls
88
born since 1967
1980s
peak decade

Latese sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 88 recorded since 1967.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latese has been recorded 88 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1967 to 1993.

  • #28,570 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 88 born since 1967
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latese ranks #28,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1967, peaking in the 1980s.

#28,570 of 72,339
all-time among girls
88
born since 1967
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Latese's 88 recorded births place it above 60.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Latese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Latese's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Latese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
4681012 19671971197619821984198619901993 5

Latese by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (35 births, 40% of the file).

1980s was Latese's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Latese births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latese?
Since 1967, Social Security records show 88 babies named Latese. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #28,570 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1993. Its busiest year on record was 1986, with 10 births.
Where does Latese sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latese ranks #28,570 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Latese most popular?
Latese was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Latese been used?
Latese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 27 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Latese?
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.

What to do with Latese's data

  • Latese's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Latese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–1993 (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 Latese 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.