Recorded 1980–1997 Boys' name Peak 1997 11 births

Latony — boys' name

11 babies named Latony in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s6
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Latony was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Latony in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latony

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Latony between 1980 and 1997, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Latony currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latony performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Latony shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latony 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 11 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.

Latony at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

11

Since 1980

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1980

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1997

Latony popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1980

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 19971980 5

Latony by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 55% of Latony's all-time total
1980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latony?
11 babies have been named Latony since 1980. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
When was Latony most popular?
Latony was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Latony been used?
Latony has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 18 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Latony?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lathan, Latrell, Lateef, Latroy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1980–1997 (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.