Girls' name · since 1976

Latoiya

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.

#21,263 of 72,339
all-time among girls
174
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade

Latoiya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 174 recorded since 1976.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoiya has been recorded 174 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1988.

  • #21,263 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 174 born since 1976
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoiya ranks #21,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.

#21,263 of 72,339
all-time among girls
174
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Latoiya's 174 recorded births place it above 70.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.

Latoiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Latoiya's full recorded timeline at 1982, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Latoiya popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1984)
21
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
0510152025 1976197819801982198419861988 5

Latoiya by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (123 births, 71% of the file).

1980s was Latoiya's strongest decade.

123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Latoiya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 123 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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?
Latoiya has been given to 174 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,263 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1988. 21 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Latoiya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoiya ranks #21,263 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Latoiya go back to 1976, giving 13 years of history 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.

What to do with Latoiya's data

  • Florida records the most Latoiyas (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Latoiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–1988 (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 Latoiya 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.