Recorded 1962–1995 Girls' name Peak 1973 503 births

Latrica — girls' name

503 babies named Latrica in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s371970s2601980s1661990s40
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Latrica was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

36 babies were named Latrica in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latrica

The Social Security Administration has registered 503 babies named Latrica between 1962 and 1995, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latrica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latrica performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Latrica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Latrica in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latrica 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 503 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.

Latrica at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

503

Since 1962

34 years of records

Peak year

1973

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1962

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1995

Latrica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1962

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1973)
36
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
010203040 199519911987198319791975197119641962 5

Latrica by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
260 births that decade — 52% of Latrica's all-time total
1960s371970s2601980s1661990s40

Latrica by state

Where Latrica concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Latrica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 3.4%
#2 Arkansas
5 1.0%
#3 Florida
5 1.0%
#4 Georgia
5 1.0%
#5 Illinois
5 1.0%
#6 Louisiana
5 1.0%
Texas share of Latrica's total US births 3.4%
Even split

17 of 503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latrica?
503 babies have been named Latrica since 1962. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1973 with 36 births.
When was Latrica most popular?
Latrica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 260 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Latrica most popular?
The top states for the name Latrica are Texas (17 births), Arkansas (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Latrica been used?
Latrica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 34 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Latrica?
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, 1962–1995 (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.