How Many People Are Named Latina?
An estimated 1,862 people in the United States have the first name Latina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Latina peaked in popularity in 1973 with 96 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Latina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Latina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,862
About 1 in 184,079 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1973
96 births
Total Registered
2,049
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Latina
Latina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,049 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Latina as a female name
Ranked #15,924 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 1973 (96 births)
Latina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Latina span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 810 babies were registered. Latina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Latina by Decade
How has Latina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Latina by State
Birth registrations for Latina span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Michigan, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, Maryland. On average, about 39 Latinas were registered per state.
Latina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Latina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Latina
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Latina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Latina?
We estimate approximately 1,862 people named Latina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 184,079 Americans share this first name.
Is Latina a common name?
Latina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,049 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Latina most popular?
Latina reached peak popularity in 1973, when 96 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Latina is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Latina a female name?
Latina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Latina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Latina Smith, Latina Johnson, Latina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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