Recorded 1956–1991 Girls' name Peak 1971 345 births

Latona — girls' name

345 babies named Latona in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s221960s771970s1401980s941990s12
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Latona was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

23 babies were named Latona in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latona

The Social Security Administration has registered 345 babies named Latona between 1956 and 1991, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latona performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 140 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Latona shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latona 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 345 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.

Latona at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

345

Since 1956

36 years of records

Peak year

1971

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1956

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1991

Latona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1956

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1971)
23
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 19911986198119761971196619611956 5

Latona by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
140 births that decade — 41% of Latona's all-time total
1950s221960s771970s1401980s941990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latona?
345 babies have been named Latona since 1956. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1971 with 23 births.
When was Latona most popular?
Latona was most popular in the 1970s decade with 140 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Latona been used?
Latona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 36 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Latona?
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, 1956–1991 (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.