Girls' name · since 1971
Lataya
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 769 babies named Lataya, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 769
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lataya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 769 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Lataya recorded 769 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2023.
- #8,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 769 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lataya ranks #8,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 769 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 769
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lataya's 769 recorded births place it above 87.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lataya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lataya splits its recorded history at 1994: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lataya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2023
- Peak year (1981)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Lataya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (273 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Lataya's strongest decade.
273 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Lataya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
153 births
- 1980s
1980s
273 births
- 1990s
1990s
137 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 273 births (36% of all-time use).
How Lataya 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 Lataya's total volume
Lataya by state
Where Lataya concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| 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% |
16 of 769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Lataya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (273 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Latayas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lataya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1971–2023 (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 Lataya 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.