Girls' name · since 1973
Latora
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 521 babies named Latora, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 521
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
521 girls have been named Latora since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latora has been recorded 521 times among girls since 1973, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2000.
- #11,545 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 521 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latora ranks #11,545 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 521 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,545 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 521
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latora's 521 recorded births place it above 84.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Latora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latora's full recorded timeline at 1984, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 42 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2000
- Peak year (1983)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Latora by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (311 births, 60% of the file).
1980s was Latora's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Latora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
151 births
- 1980s
1980s
311 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 311 births (60% of all-time use).
How Latora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Latora's total volume
Latora by state
Where Latora concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| 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% |
13 of 521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Latora's data
- Latora's decade-level peak was the 1980s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Latoras (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1973–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Latora 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 August 2026.