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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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—
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1960#5,6966—
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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 1986

  • 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: #358 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,267 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #453 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,953 girlsMNIllinois: #87 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 473 girlsILWisconsin: #224 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsWIMichigan: #101 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 533 girlsMINew York: #79 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 434 girlsNYMassachusetts: #364 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,700 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedRIOregon: #460 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,071 girlsORNevada: 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: #191 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsINOhio: #153 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 894 girlsOHPennsylvania: #148 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 848 girlsPANew Jersey: #75 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 378 girlsNJConnecticut: #124 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 666 girlsCTCalifornia: #279 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsCAUtah: #446 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsUTColorado: #415 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,729 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedNEMissouri: #115 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 616 girlsMOKentucky: #198 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsKYWest Virginia: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsWVVirginia: #70 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 375 girlsVAMaryland: #65 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 327 girlsMDDelaware: #95 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 397 girlsDEArizona: #470 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,928 girlsAZNew Mexico: #324 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsNMKansas: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsKSArkansas: #61 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 282 girlsARTennessee: #83 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 431 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #50 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 252 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #37 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 163 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #42 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 166 girlsDCOklahoma: #134 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 696 girlsOKLouisiana: #41 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 196 girlsLAMississippi: #32 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 156 girlsMSAlabama: #38 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 205 girlsALGeorgia: #54 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 267 girlsGAHawaii: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 976 girlsHITexas: #168 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 914 girlsTXFlorida: #74 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 398 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#32 · 1 in 156
  2. South Carolina#37 · 1 in 163
  3. Alabama#38 · 1 in 205
  4. Louisiana#41 · 1 in 196
  5. District of Columbia#42 · 1 in 166

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#32881 in 156
South Carolina#371091 in 163
Alabama#381041 in 205
Louisiana#411441 in 196
District of Columbia#42341 in 166
North Carolina#501411 in 252
Georgia#541411 in 267
Arkansas#61441 in 282
Maryland#65751 in 327
Virginia#70901 in 375
Florida#741671 in 398
New Jersey#751111 in 378
New York#792501 in 434
Tennessee#83641 in 431
Illinois#871501 in 473
Delaware#9581 in 397
Michigan#1011061 in 533
Missouri#115511 in 616
Connecticut#124261 in 666
Oklahoma#134271 in 696
Pennsylvania#148811 in 848
Ohio#153761 in 894
Texas#1681441 in 914
Indiana#191291 in 1,133
Kentucky#198181 in 1,164
Wisconsin#224201 in 1,484
Kansas#248101 in 1,449
Hawaii#26451 in 976
California#2791331 in 1,562
West Virginia#28551 in 1,889
New Mexico#32461 in 1,579
Washington#358121 in 2,267
Massachusetts#364131 in 2,700
Colorado#41581 in 2,729
Utah#44651 in 2,794
Minnesota#45371 in 3,953
Oregon#46051 in 3,071
Arizona#47081 in 2,928
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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 1986

girls
#111
2,537 births · 1 in 676 girls
boys
#3,882
11 births · 1 in 167,410 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #111Latoya2,537

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #3,882Latoya11
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 676 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 99.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #108Candice2,560
  2. #109Carrie2,558
  3. #110Molly2,548
  4. #111Latoya2,537
  5. #112Kelsey2,517
  6. #113Morgan2,477
  7. #114Candace2,459
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 167,410 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 50.4% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #3,653Yonathan12
  2. #3,653Zacarias12
  3. #3,653Zed12
  4. #3,882Latoya11
  5. #3,882Aakash11
  6. #3,882Abbas11
  7. #3,882Abiel11
  8. #4,130Aamir10
  9. #4,130Abdulaziz10
  10. #4,130Acie10

Tied with 247 names at #3,882; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →