Recorded 1974–1993 Girls' name Peak 1981 288 births

Latoia — girls' name

288 babies named Latoia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s691980s1861990s33
1980s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Latoia was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

32 babies were named Latoia in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latoia

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Latoia between 1974 and 1993, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latoia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latoia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latoia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Latoia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latoia 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 288 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.

Latoia at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

288

Since 1974

20 years of records

Peak year

1981

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1974

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1993

Latoia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1974

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1981)
32
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
010203040 19931990198719841981197819751974 6

Latoia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
186 births that decade — 65% of Latoia's all-time total
1970s691980s1861990s33

Latoia by state

Where Latoia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Latoia
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%
Florida share of Latoia's total US births 3.5%
Even split

10 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latoia?
288 babies have been named Latoia since 1974. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1981 with 32 births.
When was Latoia most popular?
Latoia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Latoia most popular?
The top states for the name Latoia are Florida (10 births), Michigan (6 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Latoia been used?
Latoia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 20 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Latoia?
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, 1974–1993 (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.