Recorded 1918–2009 Boys' name Peak 1918 30 births

Latimer — boys' name

30 babies named Latimer in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71960s61970s62000s11
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Latimer was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

7 babies were named Latimer in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latimer

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Latimer between 1918 and 2009, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Latimer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latimer performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latimer shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latimer 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 30 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.

Latimer at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

30

Since 1918

92 years of records

Peak year

1918

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1918

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2009

Latimer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1918

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1918)
7
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
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Latimer by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 37% of Latimer's all-time total
1910s71960s61970s62000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latimer?
30 babies have been named Latimer since 1918. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1918 with 7 births.
When was Latimer most popular?
Latimer was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Latimer been used?
Latimer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 92 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Latimer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lathan, Latrell, Lateef, Latroy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1918–2009 (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.