Recorded 1964–1984 Girls' name Peak 1974 183 births

Latayna — girls' name

183 babies named Latayna in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s371970s1251980s21
1970s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Latayna was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

18 babies were named Latayna in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latayna

The Social Security Administration has registered 183 babies named Latayna between 1964 and 1984, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latayna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latayna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latayna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latayna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latayna 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 183 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.

Latayna at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

183

Since 1964

21 years of records

Peak year

1974

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1964

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1984

Latayna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1964

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1974)
18
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
5101520 1984197919761973197019671964 7

Latayna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
125 births that decade — 68% of Latayna's all-time total
1960s371970s1251980s21

Latayna by state

Where Latayna concentrates geographically — total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latayna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 2.7%
Mississippi share of Latayna's total US births 2.7%

5 of 183 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latayna?
183 babies have been named Latayna since 1964. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1974 with 18 births.
When was Latayna most popular?
Latayna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Latayna most popular?
The top states for the name Latayna are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Latayna been used?
Latayna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 21 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Latayna?
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, 1964–1984 (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.