Recorded 1962–1978 Girls' name Peak 1978 44 births

Latonna — girls' name

44 babies named Latonna in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s39
1970s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Latonna was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

9 babies were named Latonna in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latonna

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Latonna between 1962 and 1978, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latonna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latonna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latonna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latonna 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 44 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.

Latonna at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

44

Since 1962

17 years of records

Peak year

1978

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1962

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1978

Latonna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1962

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1978)
9
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
45678910 1978197619751972197119701962 5

Latonna by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
39 births that decade — 89% of Latonna's all-time total
1960s51970s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latonna?
44 babies have been named Latonna since 1962. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1978 with 9 births.
When was Latonna most popular?
Latonna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Latonna been used?
Latonna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 17 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Latonna?
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, 1962–1978 (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.