Girls' name · since 1947
Latanya
9,850 babies named Latanya in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,850
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latanya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 9,850 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latanya has been recorded 9,850 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2023.
- #1,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 9,850 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latanya ranks #1,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,850 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,850
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latanya's 9,850 recorded births place it above 97.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Latanya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latanya's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 22% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 78%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 520, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latanya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2023
- Peak year (1972)
- 520
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Latanya popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1969 (Latanya as boys' name)
Latanya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (4,655 births, 47% of the file).
1970s was Latanya's strongest decade.
4,655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Latanya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 523
1950s
523 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,121 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,655 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,927 births
- 1990s 439
1990s
439 births
- 2000s 132
2000s
132 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 4,655 births (47% of all-time use).
How Latanya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Latanya's total volume
Latanya by state
Where Latanya concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,280 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 1,035 | 10.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 594 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 496 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 465 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 452 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 377 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 330 | 3.4% |
1,280 of 9,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Latanya appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latanya's data
- Latanya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (4,655 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Latanyas (1,280 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latanya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~76 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Latanya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.