Girl · #11,509 in 2026

Lativa

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million.

Current Rank
#11,509
Peak Rank
#11,509 (1991)
Total Babies
6
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1991
First Year
1991
Last Year
1991
Peak Year
#11509
Peak Rank
6
Total Count
1
Years Active
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Meaning & Origin of Lativa

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million.

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Etymology
The name Latvija is derived from the name of the ancient Latgalians , one of four Indo-European Baltic tribes (along with Curonians , Selonians and Semigallians ), which formed the ethnic core of modern Latvians together with the Finnic Livonians . Henry of Latvia coined the latinisations of the country's name, "Lettigallia" and "Lethia", both derived from the Latgalians. The terms inspired the variations on the country's name in Romance languages from "Letonia" and in several Germanic languages from "Lettland".
Origin & history
Main article: History of Latvia Baltic tribes before the coming of the Teutonic Order ( c. 1200 AD ). The East Balts are shown in brown hues while the West Balts are shown in green. The boundaries are approximate. Around 3000 BC, the Proto-Baltic ancestors of the Latvian people settled on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea . The Balts established trade routes to Rome and Byzantium , trading local amber for precious metals. By 900 AD, four distinct Baltic tribes inhabited Latvia: Curonians , Latgalians , Selonians , Semigallians (in Latvian: kurši , latgaļi , sēļi and zemgaļi ), as well as the

The Story of Lativa

The earliest SSA record of Lativa as a baby girl name dates back to 1991, when 6 babies received it. 1991 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Lativa — #11,509 in the national rankings. Lativa last appeared in the published SSA data in 1991, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Lativa

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lativa

What does the name Lativa mean?
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,573 km2 (24,932 sq mi), with a population of 1.83 million.
How popular is Lativa in 2026?
In 2026, Lativa ranks #11,509 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Lativa most popular?
Lativa reached its peak popularity in 1991, ranking #11,509 that year with 6 babies given the name.
Is Lativa a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Lativa is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Lativa?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Lativa include Ah, Jaris, Starlin. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Lativa

Lativa is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Lativa's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #11,509. Use the chart and map above to compare Lativa's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.

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