Recorded 1973–2000 Girls' name Peak 1983 521 births

Latora — girls' name

521 babies named Latora in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1511980s3111990s532000s6
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Latora was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

42 babies were named Latora in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latora

The Social Security Administration has registered 521 babies named Latora between 1973 and 2000, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latora currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latora performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 311 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latora shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Latora in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latora 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 521 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.

Latora at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

521

Since 1973

28 years of records

Peak year

1983

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1973

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2000

Latora popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1973

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1983)
42
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 200019921989198619831980197719741973 6

Latora by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
311 births that decade — 60% of Latora's all-time total
1970s1511980s3111990s532000s6

Latora by state

Where Latora concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Latora
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
13 2.5%
#2 Louisiana
10 1.9%
#3 North Carolina
6 1.2%
#4 Mississippi
5 1.0%
#5 New York
5 1.0%
Florida share of Latora's total US births 2.5%
Even split

13 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latora?
521 babies have been named Latora since 1973. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1983 with 42 births.
When was Latora most popular?
Latora was most popular in the 1980s decade with 311 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Latora most popular?
The top states for the name Latora are Florida (13 births), Louisiana (10 births), North Carolina (6 births).
How long has the name Latora been used?
Latora has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 28 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Latora?
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, 1973–2000 (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.