Recorded 1978–1994 Girls' name Peak 1983 78 births

Lateya — girls' name

78 babies named Lateya in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s551990s18
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Lateya was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

11 babies were named Lateya in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lateya

The Social Security Administration has registered 78 babies named Lateya between 1978 and 1994, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lateya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lateya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lateya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lateya 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 78 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.

Lateya at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

78

Since 1978

17 years of records

Peak year

1983

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1978

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1994

Lateya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1978

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1983)
11
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 19941991198919881986198519841983198219811978 5

Lateya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
55 births that decade — 71% of Lateya's all-time total
1970s51980s551990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lateya?
78 babies have been named Lateya since 1978. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1983 with 11 births.
When was Lateya most popular?
Lateya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Lateya been used?
Lateya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 17 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Lateya?
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, 1978–1994 (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.