Latavius
A name inspired by Latin and commonly associated with meanings like "happy" or "joyous".
Name Census estimates that about 187 living Americans carry the first name Latavius. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Latavius today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Latavius births was 2003 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Latavius. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
187
~ 1 in 1,832,911 Americans
Peak year
2003
15 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2021 SSA rank
#6,206
Tracked since 1975
Census
Latavius in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 176 people with the first name Latavius, which placed it at #41,537 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#41,537
National first-name rank
People counted
176
176 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
88.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Latavius
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Latavius is Black at 88.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.1%) and White (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Latavius described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Latavius at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American88.1% · 155
- Two or more races5.1% · 9
- White4.5% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1
Popularity
Latavius: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Latavius from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 62 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Latavius remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Latavius by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Latavius during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Latavius
The name Latavius has its origins in ancient Rome, derived from the Latin word "latus," which means "broad" or "wide." This root word likely referred to someone with a robust or sturdy physical build.
In the early days of the Roman Republic, around the 5th century BCE, the name Latavius was relatively uncommon. It gained more prominence during the later years of the Roman Empire, particularly in the 3rd and 4th centuries CE.
One of the earliest known references to the name Latavius can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Livy, who documented the exploits of a soldier by that name during the Second Punic War against Carthage in the 3rd century BCE.
Another notable Latavius from antiquity was a Roman senator and philosopher who lived during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the 2nd century CE. His teachings on Stoicism and virtue ethics were widely influential in his time.
As the Roman Empire expanded, the name Latavius spread to various regions under Roman control, including parts of modern-day Italy, France, Spain, and North Africa.
In the Middle Ages, the name experienced a decline in usage but resurfaced occasionally among certain noble families and religious orders. One such example is Latavius of Assisi, a 13th-century Franciscan friar known for his charitable works and devotion to the poor.
During the Renaissance, the name Latavius gained renewed popularity, particularly in Italy. Latavius Boccaccio, a renowned 14th-century poet and author, was one of the most famous bearers of the name during this period.
In the 17th century, Latavius Galilei, the son of the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei, made significant contributions to the field of mathematics and helped further his father's groundbreaking scientific work.
As the name spread across Europe, it took on various spelling variations, such as Latavyo, Latavyo, and Latavio, reflecting the linguistic influences of different regions.
People
Latavius + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Latavius as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Latavius: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Latavius?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 187 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Latavius going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,832,911 US residents.
Is Latavius a common name?
We classify Latavius as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 191 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Latavius most popular?
The single biggest year for Latavius was 2003, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Latavius is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Latavius in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 176 people with the name Latavius, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #41,537 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Latavius in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Latavius?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Latavius appears almost entirely male. Of the 173 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Latavius?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Latavius is Black at 88.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (5.1%) and White (4.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Latavius most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Latavius in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.1% (155 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Latavius in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Latavius a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Latavius in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Latavius still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Latavius in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Latavius can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Latavius?
See how many Americans are named Latavius on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.