Given name
Latrell
“one who laughs a lot”
Latrell is a variant of Latrelle. One American interpretation is “one who laughs a lot.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Latrell is a variant of Latrelle. One American interpretation is “one who laughs a lot.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Latrell is a variant of Latrelle. An origin associated with Latrelle is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Latrell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,380
- 3,839 boys · 541 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 278 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,625 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,625 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 278 in 1999. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,235 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Latrell’s family of names
Latrell has a related form in Latrelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Latrell
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Latrell, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Landen
“from the grassy meadow”
98% boys · 2% girls
Mitchell
“who is like God?”
>99% boys
Denzel
“from a place in Cornwall”
>99% boys
Alec
“helper and defender of mankind”
>99% boys
Trey
“the third-born child”
>99% boys
Ahmad
“more commendable” · “most praiseworthy”
>99% boys
Nathanael
“God has given”
>99% boys
Garrett
“one who is mighty with a spear” · “one who is strong with the spear”
>99% boys