Recorded 1972–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 58 births

Latima — girls' name

58 babies named Latima in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s291990s14
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Latima was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

10 babies were named Latima in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latima

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Latima between 1972 and 1991, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latima currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latima performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latima shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latima in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latima 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 58 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.

Latima at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

58

Since 1972

20 years of records

Peak year

1979

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1972

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1991

Latima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1972

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 199119901989198619841983198019791972 5

Latima by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 50% of Latima's all-time total
1970s151980s291990s14

Latima by state

Where Latima concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 10.3%
New York share of Latima's total US births 10.3%

6 of 58 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latima?
58 babies have been named Latima since 1972. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 10 births.
When was Latima most popular?
Latima was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Latima most popular?
The top states for the name Latima are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Latima been used?
Latima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 20 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Latima?
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, 1972–1991 (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.