Girls' name · since 1964
Latisa
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 535 babies named Latisa, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 535 recorded since 1964.
Latisa has 535 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1994.
- #11,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 535 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latisa ranks #11,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 535 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 535
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latisa's 535 recorded births place it above 84.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Latisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latisa splits its recorded history at 1979: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1973 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1994
- Peak year (1973)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Latisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (262 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Latisa's strongest decade.
262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Latisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
262 births
- 1980s
1980s
156 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 262 births (49% of all-time use).
How Latisa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Latisa's total volume
Latisa by state
Where Latisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
10 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Latisa's data
- Latisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (262 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Latisas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1964–1994 (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 Latisa 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.