Boys' name · since 1966
Latroy
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 865 babies named Latroy, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 865
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
865 boys have been named Latroy since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Latroy has 865 recorded births among boys since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2024.
- #5,624 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 865 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latroy ranks #5,624 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 865 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,624 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 865
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latroy's 865 recorded births place it above 87.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
Latroy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latroy's full recorded timeline at 1994, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2024
- Peak year (1977)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Latroy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (253 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Latroy's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Latroy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
253 births
- 1980s
1980s
235 births
- 1990s
1990s
132 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 253 births (29% of all-time use).
How Latroy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Latroy's total volume
Latroy by state
Where Latroy concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 8 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 865 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Latroy's data
- Latroy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (253 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Latroys (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latroy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1966–2024 (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 Latroy 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.