Recorded 1964–1984 Girls' name Peak 1980 38 births

Latita — girls' name

38 babies named Latita in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s61980s22
1980s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Latita was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Latita in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latita

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Latita between 1964 and 1984, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latita 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 38 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.

Latita at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

38

Since 1964

21 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1964

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1984

Latita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1964

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 198419821980197719691964 5

Latita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 58% of Latita's all-time total
1960s101970s61980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latita?
38 babies have been named Latita since 1964. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Latita most popular?
Latita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Latita been used?
Latita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 21 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Latita?
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, 1964–1984 (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.