Recorded 1973–1991 Girls' name Peak 1975 136 births

Latoy — girls' name

136 babies named Latoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s741980s571990s5
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Latoy was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

15 babies were named Latoy in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Latoy between 1973 and 1991, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latoy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latoy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Latoy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latoy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latoy 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 136 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.

Latoy at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

136

Since 1973

19 years of records

Peak year

1975

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1973

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1991

Latoy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1973

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1975)
15
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 199119861984198219801978197619741973 7

Latoy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
74 births that decade — 54% of Latoy's all-time total
1970s741980s571990s5

Latoy by state

Where Latoy concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latoy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 5.1%
Illinois share of Latoy's total US births 5.1%

7 of 136 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latoy?
136 babies have been named Latoy since 1973. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1975 with 15 births.
When was Latoy most popular?
Latoy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Latoy most popular?
The top states for the name Latoy are Illinois (7 births).
How long has the name Latoy been used?
Latoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 19 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Latoy?
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, 1973–1991 (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.