Girls' name · since 1975

Latocha

16 babies named Latocha in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

16
total births
1975–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Latocha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 16 have been recorded since 1975.

Latocha has 16 recorded births among girls since 1975, 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 1975 to 1978.

  • 16 total births
  • 1975–1978 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

16 girls have been named Latocha since 1975, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1978.

16
total births
1975–1978
years on record
1970s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Latocha was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Latocha in 1977 - its busiest year on record.

Latocha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Latocha's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Latocha at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

16

Since 1975

4 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1975

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1978

Latocha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1978

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 197519771978 5

Latocha by decade

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

1970s was Latocha's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Latocha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latocha?
16 babies have been named Latocha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Latocha most popular?
Latocha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Latocha been used?
Records for Latocha go back to 1975, giving 4 years of history through 1978.
What names are similar to Latocha?
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 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, 1975–1978 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Latocha: Baby Name Since 1975 - 16 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latocha. 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 Latocha 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.