Girls' name · since 1960
Latressa
Latressa has 290 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latressa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 290 recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Latressa recorded 290 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1996.
- #16,211 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 290 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latressa ranks #16,211 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 290 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,211 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 290
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latressa's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Latressa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latressa splits its recorded history at 1979: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latressa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1996
- Peak year (1979)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Latressa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (139 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Latressa's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Latressa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 139 births (48% of all-time use).
Latressa by state
Where Latressa concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 290 births nationwide.
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What to do with Latressa's data
- Latressa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Latressas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latressa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1960–1996 (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 Latressa 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.