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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • 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: #587 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,586 girlsMNIllinois: #189 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsILWisconsin: #430 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,259 girlsWIMichigan: #235 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsMINew York: #221 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsNYMassachusetts: #616 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,533 girlsMARhode 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: #406 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsINOhio: #315 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,215 girlsOHPennsylvania: #220 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsPANew Jersey: #331 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsNJConnecticut: #176 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsCTCalifornia: #676 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 5,146 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedCONebraska: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsNEMissouri: #330 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,346 girlsMOKentucky: #393 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,034 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedWVVirginia: #129 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 687 girlsVAMaryland: #198 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,547 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedKSArkansas: #126 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 601 girlsARTennessee: #163 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 915 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #132 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 717 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #73 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 385 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 357 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #113 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 577 girlsLAMississippi: #43 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 226 girlsMSAlabama: #125 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 642 girlsALGeorgia: #138 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 736 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latoya, so not publishedHITexas: #289 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,720 girlsTXFlorida: #149 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 807 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#43 · 1 in 226
  2. South Carolina#73 · 1 in 385
  3. District of Columbia#96 · 1 in 357
  4. Louisiana#113 · 1 in 577
  5. Alabama#125 · 1 in 642

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#43611 in 226
South Carolina#73521 in 385
District of Columbia#96131 in 357
Louisiana#113441 in 577
Alabama#125351 in 642
Arkansas#126211 in 601
Virginia#129551 in 687
North Carolina#132571 in 717
Georgia#138581 in 736
Florida#149981 in 807
Tennessee#163331 in 915
Connecticut#176181 in 1,061
Illinois#189731 in 1,075
Maryland#198241 in 1,182
Pennsylvania#220531 in 1,370
New York#221901 in 1,356
Michigan#235421 in 1,487
Texas#289801 in 1,720
Nebraska#29951 in 1,838
Ohio#315321 in 2,215
Missouri#330141 in 2,346
New Jersey#331221 in 2,180
New Mexico#33561 in 1,547
Kentucky#39371 in 3,034
Indiana#406121 in 2,931
Wisconsin#43091 in 3,259
Minnesota#58751 in 5,586
Massachusetts#61671 in 5,533
California#676511 in 5,146
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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 1990

girls
#254
1,117 births · 1 in 1,700 girls
boys
#7,178
6 births · 1 in 342,340 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #254Latoya1,117

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #7,178Latoya6
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 1,700 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 98.3% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #250Sophia1,124
  2. #252Jessie1,118
  3. #252Tanya1,118
  4. #254Latoya1,117
  5. #255Marisa1,111
  6. #256Kari1,107
  7. #257Carissa1,106
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 5,592Alannah#6,531#939
  2. 1,178Symone#1,998#820
  3. 869Shelbi#1,750#881
  4. 831Latifah#1,532#701
  5. 828Skyler#1,564#736
Fallers
  1. 2,554Elizabet#524#3,078
  2. 1,572Katherin#717#2,289
  3. 652Stephani#390#1,042
  4. 504Ashanti#893#1,397
  5. 416Audrianna#759#1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 342,340 of them was named Latoya, which outranked 24.4% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latoya
  1. #6,415Zed7
  2. #6,415Zedrick7
  3. #6,415Zenas7
  4. #7,178Latoya6
  5. #7,178Aalap6
  6. #7,178Abbott6
  7. #7,178Abdo6
  8. #8,117Aamer5
  9. #8,117Aasin5
  10. #8,117Abdelrahman5

Tied with 938 names at #7,178; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. 3,636Tevin#4,017#381
  2. 3,283Keenen#4,271#988
  3. 1,325Male#2,027#702
  4. 1,032Denzel#1,476#444
  5. 598Kevon#1,476#878
Fallers
  1. 1,130Kiara#956#2,086
  2. 916Rachel#993#1,909
  3. 855Nicole#985#1,840
  4. 746Tiffany#956#1,702
  5. 681Sarah#819#1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990