Recorded 1983–1997 Girls' name Peak 1997 16 births

Latira — girls' name

16 babies named Latira in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s11
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Latira was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Latira in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latira

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Latira between 1983 and 1997, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latira shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latira 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 16 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.

Latira at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

16

Since 1983

15 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1983

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1997

Latira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1983

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 199719911983 5

Latira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Latira's all-time total
1980s51990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latira?
16 babies have been named Latira since 1983. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Latira most popular?
Latira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Latira been used?
Latira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 15 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Latira?
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, 1983–1997 (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.