Total births
119
Girls' name · since 1970
Latissa
119 babies named Latissa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 119
- total births
- 1970–1986
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Latissa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 119 have been recorded since 1970.
Latissa has 119 recorded births among girls since 1970, 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 1970 to 1986.
- 119 total births
- 1970–1986 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
119 girls have been named Latissa since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1986.
- 119
- total births
- 1970–1986
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Latissa was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
10 babies were named Latissa in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Latissa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latissa's full recorded timeline at 1977, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latissa at a glance
Last recorded 1986Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Latissa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1986
- Peak year (1970)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Latissa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Latissa's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Latissa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
80 births
- 1980s
1980s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 80 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Latissa? ▼
Latissa has been given to 119 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1986. 10 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Latissa most popular? ▼
Latissa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Latissa been used? ▼
Records for Latissa go back to 1970, giving 17 years of history through 1986.
What names are similar to Latissa? ▼
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.
What to do with Latissa's data
- Latissa's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 1980s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Latissa
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Latissa: Baby Name Since 1970 - 119 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latissa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Latissa 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 July 2026.