Latrell
Latrell is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Latrell Caples, American football player Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league footballer Latrell Schaumkel, rugby league footballer Latrell Scott, American football coach Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Latrell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Latrell is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Latrell Caples, American football player Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league footballer Latrell Schaumkel, rugby league footballer Latrell Scott, American football coach Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
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The Story of Latrell
As a girl name
Latrell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1940, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1978: 32 births, good for #2,628 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Latrells. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2001 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 541 Latrells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Latrell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1970, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1999: 278 births, good for #636 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Latrells. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,138 among boy names with 26 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 4K Latrells have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Latrell
Phonetically similar names — useful when Latrell is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Lateral
- Literal
- Littoral
- Luttrell
- Littrell
- Litoral
- Lightrail
- Laterally
- Laterals
- Latry
- Littering
- Lettering
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Latrell
Latrell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Latrell's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #636. Use the chart and map above to compare Latrell'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 .
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