The first name Lata
A girl’s name meaning “creeper”.
2 syllables Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Lata means “creeper”.
From Sanskrit लता (latā, “creeper”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lata at birth, 1880–2025
In 1973, 5 girls born in the United States were named Lata, the 9,111th most popular girls’ name that year.
5
babies named Lata since 1880
#9,111
rank in 1973
1973
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Lata in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
लता
latā
Hindi
Лата
Lata
Russian
Spelled Lata in French and Spanish too.
Famous people named Lata
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lata MondalBangladeshi female cricketer, born 1993
Questions
- What does the name Lata mean?
- Lata means “creeper”.
- When was Lata most popular?
- 1973 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Lata, its highest rank at 9,111th.
- Is Lata also a surname?
- Yes. Lata is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.