Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1999

Latrell

Gender Unisex · 12% girls Rank 2025 #3,625 Trend ↓ Falling 34%
Rank 2025
#3,625
among boys · ↓54 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
31
named Latrell · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,099
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1999
278 babies
All-time total
4,380
#2,162 all-time among boys
First recorded
1940
in Social Security records

Latrell popularity over time

4,380 babies have been named Latrell since 1940, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 16 – 16 2 – –
1950s 21 – 21 2 +31% –
1960s 72 – 72 7 +243% –
1970s 238 112 350 35 +386% #2,468
1980s 112 212 324 32 -7% #2,132
1990s 74 864 938 94 +190% #636
2000s 8 1,727 1,735 174 +85% #689
2010s – 679 679 68 -61% #1,494
2020s (to 2025) – 245 245 41 -40% #2,312

Where Latrell is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 29 0.02 outside top 500
2027 28 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Latrell

Latrell is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,625 in 2025 with 31 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1940, 4,380 American babies have been named Latrell, about 88% boys and 12% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1999, when 278 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Latrell stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Latrell?

The median living Latrell is about 23 years old; half are between 17 and 30. An estimated 4,300 people named Latrell are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Latrell year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 31 #3,625
2024 – – 32 #3,571
2023 – – 35 #3,389
2022 – – 44 #2,899
2021 – – 44 #2,843
2020 – – 59 #2,312
2019 – – 45 #2,785
2018 – – 49 #2,599
2017 – – 44 #2,779
2016 – – 42 #2,865
2015 – – 38 #3,058
2014 – – 62 #2,193
2013 – – 78 #1,840
2012 – – 108 #1,494
2011 – – 104 #1,530
2010 – – 109 #1,498
2009 – – 124 #1,379
2008 – – 133 #1,311
2007 – – 147 #1,203
2006 – – 176 #1,037
2005 – – 157 #1,059
2004 – – 155 #1,047
2003 – – 172 #953
2002 – – 186 #883
2001 8 #11,585 220 #774
2000 – – 257 #689
1995 9 #9,192 132 #966
1990 7 #10,860 23 #2,835
1985 10 #6,726 17 #2,897
1980 13 #5,402 23 #2,249
1975 26 #2,847 16 #2,594
1970 23 #2,989 12 #2,811
1965 9 #4,669 – –
1960 5 #6,868 – –
1955 5 #6,307 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 6 #4,118 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Latrell

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Latrell Sprewell American basketball player (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Latrell, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Latrell?

The median living Latrell is about 23 years old. Half of all living Latrells are between 17 and 30 years old.

How many people named Latrell are alive today?

An estimated 4,300 people named Latrell are alive in the United States, based on 4,380 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Latrell in 2025?

Latrell ranked #3,625 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 31 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Latrell?

4,380 babies have been named Latrell in the United States since 1940, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Latrell most popular?

Latrell peaked in 1999, when 278 newborns received the name.

Is Latrell a boy or girl name?

Latrell is used for both: about 12% of babies named Latrell have been girls and 88% boys.

Is the name Latrell rising or falling?

Latrell is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Latrell become more popular?

Latrell is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 boys named Latrell in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Latrell?

Well-known people named Latrell include Latrell Sprewell (basketball player).

Names like Latrell

Names that sound and feel close to Latrell: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

Compare Latrell with similar names → More names starting with L →