Latin woman or from Latium
A feminine ethnonym referring to a woman of Latin or Hispanic descent. It is derived from the Latin 'Latium', the region of central Italy that included the city of Rome. While used as an ethnic identifier, it has occasionally been adopted as a given name in the United States.
Less common today
Latina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,906 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
