Recorded 1976–1988 Girls' name Peak 1984 174 births

Latoiya — girls' name

174 babies named Latoiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s511980s123
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Latoiya was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

21 babies were named Latoiya in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latoiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Latoiya between 1976 and 1988, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latoiya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latoiya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 123 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latoiya shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latoiya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latoiya 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 174 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.

Latoiya at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

174

Since 1976

13 years of records

Peak year

1984

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1976

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1988

Latoiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1976

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1984)
21
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
0510152025 1988198619841982198019781976 16

Latoiya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
123 births that decade — 71% of Latoiya's all-time total
1970s511980s123

Latoiya by state

Where Latoiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latoiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
6 3.4%
Florida share of Latoiya's total US births 3.4%

6 of 174 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latoiya?
174 babies have been named Latoiya since 1976. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1984 with 21 births.
When was Latoiya most popular?
Latoiya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 123 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Latoiya most popular?
The top states for the name Latoiya are Florida (6 births).
How long has the name Latoiya been used?
Latoiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 13 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Latoiya?
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, 1976–1988 (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.