Recorded 1968–2018 Girls' name Peak 1987 2,870 births

Latia — girls' name

2,870 babies named Latia in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s3121980s12881990s9432000s2672010s55
1980s
Peak decade

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

1987
Single peak year

144 babies were named Latia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,870 babies named Latia between 1968 and 2018, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 144 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,288 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Latia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maryland, which accounts for 186 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Latia in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latia 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 2,870 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.

Latia at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

2,870

Since 1968

51 years of records

Peak year

1987

144 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1968

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2018

Latia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1968

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1987)
144
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
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Latia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,288 births that decade — 45% of Latia's all-time total
1960s51970s3121980s12881990s9432000s2672010s55

Latia by state

Where Latia concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Latia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maryland
186 6.5%
#2 New York
170 5.9%
#3 Illinois
150 5.2%
#4 Ohio
149 5.2%
#5 Michigan
123 4.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
120 4.2%
#7 Florida
116 4.0%
#8 North Carolina
89 3.1%
Maryland share of Latia's total US births 6.5%
Even split

186 of 2,870 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Latia appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latia?
2,870 babies have been named Latia since 1968. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1987 with 144 births.
When was Latia most popular?
Latia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,288 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Latia most popular?
The top states for the name Latia are Maryland (186 births), New York (170 births), Illinois (150 births).
How long has the name Latia been used?
Latia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 51 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Latia?
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, 1968–2018 (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.