Girls' name · since 1960
Latoya
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 45,563 babies named Latoya, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,563
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
45,563 babies have been named Latoya since 1960, making it today's #11112 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoya has been recorded 45,563 times among girls since 1960, currently ranked #11112 nationally and more common than 36% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2025.
- #631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 45,563 born since 1960
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latoya ranks #631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 45,563 born since 1960, peaking in the 1980s.
- #631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 45,563
- born since 1960
- 1980s
- peak decade
Latoya's 45,563 recorded births place it above 99.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Latoya compares
45,563 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Latoya's all-time total is 121x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Latoya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 45,563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,051 | 21 | 19,840 |
Latoya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Latoya's full recorded timeline at 1993, 4% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 96% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 5,051 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Latoya popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 5,051
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Latoya popularity over time - boys
185 total births recorded since 1974 (Latoya as boys' name)
Latoya by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29,537 births, 65% of the file).
1980s was Latoya's strongest decade.
29,537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Latoya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 71
1960s
71 births
- 1970s 11,459
1970s
11,459 births
- 1980s
1980s
29,537 births
- 1990s 3,675
1990s
3,675 births
- 2000s 533
2000s
533 births
- 2010s 236
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29,537 births (65% of all-time use).
How Latoya 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 Latoya's total volume
Latoya by state
Where Latoya concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 4,025 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 3,193 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,114 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,854 | 6.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 2,584 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 2,293 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 2,258 | 5.0% |
| #8 | California | | 2,222 | 4.9% |
4,025 of 45,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Latoya appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Latoya's data
- Latoya's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29,537 total births); usage has since declined to 52 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Latoyas (4,025 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Latoya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Latoya 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.