Recorded 1953–1993 Girls' name Peak 1971 490 births

Latitia — girls' name

490 babies named Latitia in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s181960s971970s2151980s1281990s32
1970s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Latitia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

30 babies were named Latitia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latitia

The Social Security Administration has registered 490 babies named Latitia between 1953 and 1993, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latitia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latitia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Latitia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latitia 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 490 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.

Latitia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

490

Since 1953

41 years of records

Peak year

1971

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1953

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1993

Latitia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1953

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1971)
30
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 19931987198219771972196719621953 7

Latitia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
215 births that decade — 44% of Latitia's all-time total
1950s181960s971970s2151980s1281990s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latitia?
490 babies have been named Latitia since 1953. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1971 with 30 births.
When was Latitia most popular?
Latitia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Latitia been used?
Latitia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 41 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Latitia?
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.

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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, 1953–1993 (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.