Girls' name · since 1951
Latonya
21,757 babies named Latonya in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21,757
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
21,757 girls have been named Latonya since 1951, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latonya has been recorded 21,757 times among girls since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2022.
- #1,010 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21,757 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latonya ranks #1,010 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21,757 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,010 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21,757
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latonya's 21,757 recorded births place it above 98.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Latonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latonya's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 13% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 87%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 1,290, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latonya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2022
- Peak year (1974)
- 1,290
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Latonya popularity over time - boys
67 total births recorded since 1971 (Latonya as boys' name)
Latonya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (10,911 births, 50% of the file).
1970s was Latonya's strongest decade.
10,911 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Latonya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 193
1950s
193 births
- 1960s 3,440
1960s
3,440 births
- 1970s
1970s
10,911 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,731 births
- 1990s 1,149
1990s
1,149 births
- 2000s 250
2000s
250 births
- 2010s 78
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10,911 births (50% of all-time use).
How Latonya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Latonya's total volume
Latonya by state
Where Latonya concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 1,743 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,658 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,394 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 1,295 | 6.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 1,292 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,218 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,182 | 5.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 1,062 | 4.9% |
1,743 of 21,757 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Latonya appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latonya's data
- Latonya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (10,911 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Latonyas (1,743 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latonya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
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, 1951–2022 (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 Latonya 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.