Recorded 1971–1979 Girls' name Peak 1971 54 births

Latawnya — girls' name

54 babies named Latawnya in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s54
1970s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Latawnya was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

13 babies were named Latawnya in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latawnya

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Latawnya between 1971 and 1979, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latawnya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1979. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latawnya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latawnya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Latawnya at a glance

Last recorded 1979

Total births

54

Since 1971

9 years of records

Peak year

1971

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1979

Active since

1971

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1979

Latawnya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1971

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1971)
13
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
468101214 1979197819761975197419731971 13

Latawnya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
54 births that decade — 100% of Latawnya's all-time total
1970s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latawnya?
54 babies have been named Latawnya since 1971. It was last recorded in 1979. The peak year was 1971 with 13 births.
When was Latawnya most popular?
Latawnya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Latawnya been used?
Latawnya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 9 years of data through 1979.
What names are similar to Latawnya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Latoya, Latasha, Latonya, Latisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1979 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.