Latoya

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #7,178
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1984 · 5,051 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
5 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,563
since 1960

Latoya over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #60, 1984girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#10,9178—
2024#11,1228—
2023#7,64014—
2022#12,2437—
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2020#7,21215—
2019#7,34215—
2018#6,79217—
2017#6,04420—
2016#8,39313—
2015#6,03621—
2014#5,16326—
2013#6,01721—
2012#4,83629—
2011#4,91528—
2010#3,47046—
2009#4,19636—
2008#4,55033—
2007#3,12555—
2006#3,01756—
2005#3,08151—
2004#2,50367—
2003#3,34743—
2002#2,58260—
2001#2,43864—
2000#2,27768—
1999#1,89383—
1998#1,95877—
1997#1,475111—
1996#1,279135—
1995#1,080165—
1994#883220—
1993#608377—
1992#434580—
1991#328810—
1990#2541,117#7,1786
1989#1901,463#5,6158
1988#1571,810#3,91512
1987#1282,151#3,33914
1986#1112,537#3,88211
1985#813,402#2,59819
1984#605,051#2,61318
1983#903,150#4,9077
1982#913,201#4,5938
1981#694,266#3,22113
1980#1232,506#3,61511
1979#1481,880#5,3556
1978#1352,040#3,8579
1977#1252,321#3,03713
1976#1352,052#2,70915
1975#2051,202#3,6599
1974#263958#4,6346
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First appearance
1960

The first year at least five girls were named Latoya! It came in at #5,696, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1961–1962, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Latoya is popular in 1973

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedMNIllinois: #295 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,713 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedWIMichigan: #334 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,265 girlsMINew York: #436 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,793 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedIAIndiana: #652 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,090 girlsINOhio: #441 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,903 girlsOHPennsylvania: #493 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsPANew Jersey: #390 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsNJConnecticut: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,100 girlsCTCalifornia: #716 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 5,945 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNEMissouri: #475 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #336 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsWVVirginia: #254 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsVAMaryland: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,761 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsARTennessee: #195 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 946 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #236 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #255 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #191 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 856 girlsLAMississippi: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsMSAlabama: #316 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,767 girlsALGeorgia: #179 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 811 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedHITexas: #444 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsTXFlorida: #231 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#179 · 1 in 811
  2. Louisiana#191 · 1 in 856
  3. Tennessee#195 · 1 in 946
  4. Florida#231 · 1 in 1,161
  5. North Carolina#236 · 1 in 1,292

Best ever in a state: #9 in Mississippi, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#179421 in 811
Louisiana#191301 in 856
Tennessee#195291 in 946
Florida#231371 in 1,161
North Carolina#236271 in 1,292
Virginia#254201 in 1,404
South Carolina#255141 in 1,313
Illinois#295411 in 1,713
Alabama#316131 in 1,767
Michigan#334261 in 2,265
West Virginia#33651 in 2,276
Arkansas#34761 in 2,076
Connecticut#34971 in 2,100
Mississippi#35181 in 2,051
New Jersey#390151 in 2,546
New York#436371 in 2,793
Ohio#441181 in 3,903
Texas#444361 in 2,621
Maryland#47551 in 3,761
Missouri#47571 in 4,165
Pennsylvania#493151 in 4,504
Indiana#65251 in 7,090
California#716221 in 5,945
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Latoya
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 205 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #10,917)
  • 3,705 spots since 2020 (#7,212 → #10,917)
  • 4,881 spots since 2015 (#6,036 → #10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 448 spots in 1971 (#1,354 → #906)
  • Biggest drop: 275 spots in 1994 (#608 → #883)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1960
  • Peaked 1984 at #60 (5,051 births)
  • Births halved by 1987, 3 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 5 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 5 yrs · run 1981–1985
  • Top 1,000: 24 yrs · run 1971–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 333
  • Highest: 1 in 333 girls born in 1984 were named Latoya (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 64.8% of all girls named Latoya (29,537) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s71#3,012 (1969)#5,031
1970s11,459#125 (1977)#424
1980s29,537#60 (1984)#110
1990s3,675#254 (1990)#1,019
2000s533#2,277 (2000)#3,112
2010s236#3,470 (2010)#5,901
2020s52#7,212 (2020)#9,827

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Latoya in 1973

girls
#407
488 births · 1 in 2,988 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #407Latoya488
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,988 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 95.9% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #402Tameka495
  2. #405Adriana492
  3. #406Latanya491
  4. #407Latoya488
  5. #408Alexis487
  6. #409Jami486
  7. #410Patrice484
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1973 →