Recorded 1968–2023 Girls' name Peak 1984 2,702 births

Latoria — girls' name

2,702 babies named Latoria in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s5591980s14361990s4572000s1902010s472020s5
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Latoria was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

193 babies were named Latoria in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latoria

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,702 babies named Latoria between 1968 and 2023, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latoria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 193 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latoria performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,436 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Latoria shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 242 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Latoria in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latoria 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 2,702 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.

Latoria at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,702

Since 1968

56 years of records

Peak year

1984

193 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1968

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2023

Latoria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1968

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1984)
193
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Latoria by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,436 births that decade — 53% of Latoria's all-time total
1960s81970s5591980s14361990s4572000s1902010s472020s5

Latoria by state

Where Latoria concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Latoria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
242 9.0%
#2 Mississippi
190 7.0%
#3 North Carolina
177 6.6%
#4 Alabama
176 6.5%
#5 Georgia
155 5.7%
#6 South Carolina
101 3.7%
#7 Virginia
99 3.7%
#8 Tennessee
98 3.6%
Florida share of Latoria's total US births 9.0%
Even split

242 of 2,702 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Latoria appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latoria?
2,702 babies have been named Latoria since 1968. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1984 with 193 births.
When was Latoria most popular?
Latoria was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,436 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Latoria most popular?
The top states for the name Latoria are Florida (242 births), Mississippi (190 births), North Carolina (177 births).
How long has the name Latoria been used?
Latoria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 56 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Latoria?
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.

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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, 1968–2023 (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.