Total births
21
Girls' name · since 1979
Latya
Latya has 21 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 21
- total births
- 1979–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Latya sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 21 recorded since 1979.
Latya has 21 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2000.
- 21 total births
- 1979–2000 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
21 girls have been named Latya since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2000.
- 21
- total births
- 1979–2000
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Latya was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
6 babies were named Latya in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
Latya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latya's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latya at a glance
Last recorded 2000Peak year
1980
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Latya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2000
- Peak year (1980)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Latya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Latya's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Latya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Latya? ▼
Latya has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2000. 6 babies were born in 1980, its single highest year.
When was Latya most popular? ▼
Latya was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Latya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Latya since 1979 -- 22 years through the most recent 2000 data.
What names are similar to Latya? ▼
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.
What to do with Latya's data
- Latya's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Latya
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Latya
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Latasha Girl
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Latonya Girl
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Latisha Girl
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Latanya Girl
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Compare Latya side by side: Latya vs Latoya Latya vs Latasha Latya vs Latonya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Latya: Baby Name Since 1979 - 21 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/latya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Latya 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 July 2026.