Recorded 1975–1994 Girls' name Peak 1984 532 births

Latorya — girls' name

532 babies named Latorya in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1171980s3691990s46
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Latorya was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

52 babies were named Latorya in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latorya

The Social Security Administration has registered 532 babies named Latorya between 1975 and 1994, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latorya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 52 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latorya performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 369 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latorya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Latorya in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latorya 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 532 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.

Latorya at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

532

Since 1975

20 years of records

Peak year

1984

52 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1975

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1994

Latorya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1975

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1984)
52
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0204060 19941991198819851982197919761975 10

Latorya by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
369 births that decade — 69% of Latorya's all-time total
1970s1171980s3691990s46

Latorya by state

Where Latorya concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Latorya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
18 3.4%
#2 Florida
16 3.0%
#3 Illinois
16 3.0%
#4 Virginia
15 2.8%
#5 North Carolina
10 1.9%
#6 Georgia
8 1.5%
#7 Tennessee
8 1.5%
#8 Louisiana
5 0.9%
Mississippi share of Latorya's total US births 3.4%
Even split

18 of 532 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Latorya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latorya?
532 babies have been named Latorya since 1975. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1984 with 52 births.
When was Latorya most popular?
Latorya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 369 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Latorya most popular?
The top states for the name Latorya are Mississippi (18 births), Florida (16 births), Illinois (16 births).
How long has the name Latorya been used?
Latorya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 20 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Latorya?
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, 1975–1994 (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.