Total births
215
Girls' name · since 1898
Latha
Latha has 215 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1930 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 215
- total births
- 1898–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
Latha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 215 have been recorded since 1898.
Latha has 215 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1980.
- 215 total births
- 1898–1980 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 32% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
215 girls have been named Latha since 1898, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1980.
- 215
- total births
- 1898–1980
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 32%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Latha was born in this single decade.
1930
Single peak year
12 babies were named Latha in 1930 - its busiest year on record.
Latha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latha splits its recorded history at 1925: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1900 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1930 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latha at a glance
Last recorded 1980Peak year
1930
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1898
Latha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1980
- Peak year (1930)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Latha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Latha's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Latha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
69 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 69 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Latha? ▼
Latha has been given to 215 babies in the U.S. since 1898, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1980. 12 babies were born in 1930, its single highest year.
When was Latha most popular? ▼
Latha was most popular in the 1920s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Latha been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Latha since 1898 -- 83 years through the most recent 1980 data.
What names are similar to Latha? ▼
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 Latha's data
- Latha's decade-level peak was the 1920s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Latha
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1898–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Latha: Baby Name Since 1898 - 215 Births, Peak 1930." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Latha 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 July 2026.