Recorded 1981–1986 Girls' name Peak 1982 43 births

Latoyah — girls' name

43 babies named Latoyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s43
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Latoyah was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

11 babies were named Latoyah in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latoyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Latoyah between 1981 and 1986, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Latoyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latoyah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latoyah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latoyah 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 43 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.

Latoyah at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

43

Since 1981

6 years of records

Peak year

1982

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1981

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1986

Latoyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1981

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1982)
11
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4681012 198619851984198319821981 8

Latoyah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 100% of Latoyah's all-time total
1980s43

Latoyah by state

Where Latoyah concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latoyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
5 11.6%
New Jersey share of Latoyah's total US births 11.6%

5 of 43 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latoyah?
43 babies have been named Latoyah since 1981. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1982 with 11 births.
When was Latoyah most popular?
Latoyah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Latoyah most popular?
The top states for the name Latoyah are New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Latoyah been used?
Latoyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 6 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Latoyah?
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, 1981–1986 (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.