girl's name

Latika

LUH-tih-kuh (Hindi)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 662

Latika is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1981, when 27 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Latika Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2010s.

205
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Latika by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 143
1980s 205
1990s 95
2000s 15
2010s 16

How Popular Is Latika?

In 2014, Latika was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Latika Is Used

England & Wales #7,012 3 in 2019
France #7,288 5 in 2023
United States #18,771 5 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Latika

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Latika Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Latika over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Latika

  • Hindi LUH-tih-kuh

Sibling Names for Latika

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Latika — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Latika

How popular is the name Latika?

In 2014, Latika was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Latika a girl's or a boy's name?

Latika is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Latika?

Latika has 3 syllables.

When was Latika most popular?

Latika peaked in 1981, when 27 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.