Girls' name · since 1965
Latunya
219 babies named Latunya in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 219
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
219 girls have been named Latunya since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Latunya recorded 219 times among girls since 1965, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1984.
- #18,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 219 born since 1965
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latunya ranks #18,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 219 born since 1965, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 219
- born since 1965
- 1970s
- peak decade
Latunya's 219 recorded births place it above 73.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Latunya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Latunya splits its recorded history at 1973: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Latunya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1984
- Peak year (1972)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Latunya by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (154 births, 70% of the file).
1970s was Latunya's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Latunya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s
1970s
154 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 154 births (70% of all-time use).
Latunya by state
Where Latunya concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 6 | 2.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
6 of 219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Latunya's data
- Latunya's decade-level peak was the 1970s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Latunyas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latunya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1965–1984 (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 Latunya 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.