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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#10,9178
2024#11,1228
2023#7,64014
2022#12,2437
2021
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
1973#407488
1972#558296
1971#906145
1970#1,35477
1969#3,01220
1968#4,7799
1967#4,30010
1966#5,8096
1965#5,2897
1964#5,4747
1963#5,8916
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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 1976

  • 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: #75 for girls · 194 births · 1 in 360 girlsILWisconsin: #225 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsWIMichigan: #99 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 504 girlsMINew York: #93 for girls · 228 births · 1 in 440 girlsNYMassachusetts: #243 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedORNevada: #113 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 407 girlsNVWyoming: 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: #187 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsINOhio: #171 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 886 girlsOHPennsylvania: #252 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsPANew Jersey: #127 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 629 girlsNJConnecticut: #155 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 762 girlsCTCalifornia: #295 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,581 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedUTColorado: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,241 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNEMissouri: #207 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsMOKentucky: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,302 girlsKYWest Virginia: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsWVVirginia: #77 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 349 girlsVAMaryland: #167 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 759 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedDEArizona: #233 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsAZNew Mexico: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedKSArkansas: #102 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 459 girlsARTennessee: #77 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 369 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #60 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 291 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #32 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 169 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #37 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 162 girlsDCOklahoma: #164 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 764 girlsOKLouisiana: #52 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 228 girlsLAMississippi: #38 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 185 girlsMSAlabama: #95 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 406 girlsALGeorgia: #74 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 336 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedHITexas: #156 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 774 girlsTXFlorida: #74 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 328 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#32 · 1 in 169
  2. District of Columbia#37 · 1 in 162
  3. Mississippi#38 · 1 in 185
  4. Louisiana#52 · 1 in 228
  5. North Carolina#60 · 1 in 291

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#321001 in 169
District of Columbia#37361 in 162
Mississippi#38821 in 185
Louisiana#521141 in 228
North Carolina#601101 in 291
Florida#741251 in 328
Georgia#74921 in 336
Illinois#751941 in 360
Tennessee#77711 in 369
Virginia#77771 in 349
New York#932281 in 440
Alabama#95531 in 406
Michigan#991081 in 504
Arkansas#102271 in 459
Nevada#11371 in 407
New Jersey#127561 in 629
Connecticut#155181 in 762
Texas#1561251 in 774
Oklahoma#164211 in 764
Maryland#167231 in 759
Ohio#171761 in 886
Indiana#187321 in 1,056
Missouri#207261 in 1,135
Wisconsin#225181 in 1,524
Kentucky#232181 in 1,302
Arizona#233141 in 1,090
Massachusetts#243191 in 1,504
Pennsylvania#252421 in 1,533
California#295911 in 1,581
New Mexico#30061 in 1,278
West Virginia#32651 in 2,317
Colorado#47551 in 3,241
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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 1976

girls
#135
2,052 births · 1 in 714 girls
boys
#2,709
15 births · 1 in 104,600 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #135Latoya2,052

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #2,709Latoya15
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 714 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 98.8% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #132Joy2,076
  2. #133Lindsay2,070
  3. #134Debra2,069
  4. #135Latoya2,052
  5. #136Colleen2,043
  6. #137Laurie2,038
  7. #138Kara2,037
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 104,600 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 58.3% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #2,601Vicent16
  2. #2,601Wendel16
  3. #2,601Zakary16
  4. #2,709Latoya15
  5. #2,709Aharon15
  6. #2,709Anna15
  7. #2,709Antrone15
  8. #2,826Aleksandar14
  9. #2,826Aloysius14
  10. #2,826Ann14

Tied with 116 names at #2,709; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976