Recorded 1941–1994 Girls' name Peak 1972 450 births

Latrecia — girls' name

450 babies named Latrecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51960s661970s1981980s1501990s31
1970s
Peak decade

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

1972
Single peak year

25 babies were named Latrecia in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latrecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 450 babies named Latrecia between 1941 and 1994, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latrecia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latrecia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 198 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Latrecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latrecia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latrecia 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 450 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.

Latrecia at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

450

Since 1941

54 years of records

Peak year

1972

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1941

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1994

Latrecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1941

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1972)
25
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
051015202530 19941988198319781973196819621941 5

Latrecia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
198 births that decade — 44% of Latrecia's all-time total
1940s51960s661970s1981980s1501990s31

Latrecia by state

Where Latrecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latrecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
37 8.2%
Texas share of Latrecia's total US births 8.2%

37 of 450 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latrecia?
450 babies have been named Latrecia since 1941. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1972 with 25 births.
When was Latrecia most popular?
Latrecia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Latrecia most popular?
The top states for the name Latrecia are Texas (37 births).
How long has the name Latrecia been used?
Latrecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 54 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Latrecia?
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, 1941–1994 (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.