Holding steady.
Popularity of Latrease since 1964
Babies named Latrease per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 |
| 1970s | 127 |
| 1980s | 111 |
| 1990s | 26 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Latrease is a rare modern name first recorded in the United States in 1964, part of a wave of inventive names incorporating the prefix La- that became popular in African American communities. The name saw its peak usage in 1976, though it never ranked among the top 1000 U.S. names. Its trajectory has remained stable, with no significant revival in later decades. While the name's exact meaning is unknown, it reflects a creative naming tradition that blended familiar sounds and syllables. Latrease has not been consistently recorded in any particular state, suggesting its use has been scattered rather than regionally concentrated. As a distinctive choice from the 1970s, it carries the stylistic flavor of that era's bold, phonetic coinages.
Latrease is a modern coinage, first recorded in the United States in 1964. It may have been formed by combining the popular prefix La- (common in African American invented names of the 1960s and 1970s) with the name Trease or the word 'treatise,' though its exact derivation is unknown.
Sibling names for Latrease
Names that share Latrease's style, for a brother or sister.
