Recorded 1973–1991 Girls' name Peak 1973 89 births

Latica — girls' name

89 babies named Latica in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s331990s5
1970s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Latica was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

16 babies were named Latica in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latica

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Latica between 1973 and 1991, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latica 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 89 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.

Latica at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

89

Since 1973

19 years of records

Peak year

1973

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1973

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1991

Latica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1973

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1973)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 19911984198319821981198019791978197519741973 16

Latica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
51 births that decade — 57% of Latica's all-time total
1970s511980s331990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latica?
89 babies have been named Latica since 1973. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1973 with 16 births.
When was Latica most popular?
Latica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Latica been used?
Latica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 19 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Latica?
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, 1973–1991 (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.