Girls' name · since 1971
Latika
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 474 babies named Latika, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 474
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latika is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 474 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latika has been recorded 474 times among girls since 1971, 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 1971 to 2014.
- #12,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 474 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latika ranks #12,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 474 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 474
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latika's 474 recorded births place it above 83.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Latika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latika's full recorded timeline at 1987, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2014
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Latika by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (205 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Latika's strongest decade.
205 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Latika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
143 births
- 1980s
1980s
205 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 205 births (43% of all-time use).
Latika by state
Where Latika concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.1% |
6 of 474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Latika's data
- Latika's decade-level peak was the 1980s (205 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Latikas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1971–2014 (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 Latika 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.