Latrell
Feminine
Latrell is given to both — 541 girls and 3,839 boys since 1880. See Latrell as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Latrell is a two-syllable name with the soft La- at its front and a crisp -trell at its end, given mostly to boys and to a real minority of girls. It has a strong, clean sound.
How old is the name Latrell?
Latrell first appears in US birth records in 1940 — 85 years ago. The typical Latrell alive today was born around 1977, making them about 48 years old. About 500 people named Latrell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Latrell most popular?
Latrell peaked in 1978, reaching #2629 nationally. See the whole 1978 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Latrell
La- gave American parents a light opening, and -ell a firm close, and Latrell joins them around a crisp tr. It sounds a little like Terrell and a little like the French, and it is entirely an American name. Its meaning is the one the family gives it, and its sound does the rest.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records a meaning for Latrell. It joins La- to a -trell ending that echoes Terrell, and no record says who first built it.
Pronouncing Latrell
luh-TREL
Stress on the second syllable.
Nicknames for Latrell
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1940
- Most girls named
- 197832 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2629reached in 1978
- Change vs 1996
- +14.3%8 in 2001, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Latrells among us
people named Latrell are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Latrell sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It has a crisp, confident sound.
- Trell is a ready short form.
- People may think of the basketball player Latrell Sprewell.
- Most children given it are boys; a girl named Latrell may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Latrells are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Latrell are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Latrell in 2025?
- Latrell is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Latrell with classmates?
- Latrell will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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The most-given names starting with L, all years combined.
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