Girls' name · since 1964
Latayna
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.
- #20,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latayna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 183 recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latayna has been recorded 183 times among girls since 1964, 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 1964 to 1984.
- #20,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 183 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latayna ranks #20,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 183 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 183
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latayna's 183 recorded births place it above 71.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Latayna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latayna's full recorded timeline at 1974, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1968, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latayna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1984
- Peak year (1974)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Latayna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (125 births, 68% of the file).
1970s was Latayna's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Latayna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 37
1960s
37 births
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 125 births (68% of all-time use).
Latayna by state
Where Latayna concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 183 births nationwide.
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- Latayna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Lataynas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Latayna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1964–1984 (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 Latayna 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.