Recorded 1971–2023 Girls' name Peak 1981 769 births

Lataya — girls' name

769 babies named Lataya in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1531980s2731990s1372000s1562010s452020s5
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lataya was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

47 babies were named Lataya in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lataya

The Social Security Administration has registered 769 babies named Lataya between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lataya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lataya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lataya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Lataya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lataya 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 769 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.

Lataya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

769

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1981

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lataya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1981)
47
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
01020304050 202320102004199819921986198019741971 8

Lataya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
273 births that decade — 36% of Lataya's all-time total
1970s1531980s2731990s1372000s1562010s452020s5

Lataya by state

Where Lataya concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Lataya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
16 2.1%
#2 New York
12 1.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
10 1.3%
#4 Mississippi
6 0.8%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.7%
Texas share of Lataya's total US births 2.1%
Even split

16 of 769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lataya?
769 babies have been named Lataya since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1981 with 47 births.
When was Lataya most popular?
Lataya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Lataya most popular?
The top states for the name Lataya are Texas (16 births), New York (12 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Lataya been used?
Lataya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lataya?
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, 1971–2023 (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.