Girls' name · since 1974
Latoia
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 288 babies named Latoia, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
288 girls have been named Latoia since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Latoia has 288 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 1993.
- #16,277 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 288 born since 1974
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoia ranks #16,277 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 288 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,277 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 288
- born since 1974
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latoia's 288 recorded births place it above 77.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Latoia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latoia splits its recorded history at 1984: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latoia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1993
- Peak year (1981)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Latoia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (186 births, 65% of the file).
1980s was Latoia's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Latoia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
186 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 186 births (65% of all-time use).
Latoia by state
Where Latoia concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 10 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.7% |
10 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Latoia's data
- Latoia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Latoias (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latoia: 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 (~19 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, 1974–1993 (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 Latoia 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.