Recorded 1973–1981 Girls' name Peak 1973 15 births

Lotonya — girls' name

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

1970s101980s5
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Lotonya was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

5 babies were named Lotonya in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lotonya

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Lotonya between 1973 and 1981, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lotonya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lotonya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Lotonya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lotonya 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 15 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.

Lotonya at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

15

Since 1973

9 years of records

Peak year

1973

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1973

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1981

Lotonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1973

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1973)
5
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
5 198119791973 5

Lotonya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Lotonya's all-time total
1970s101980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lotonya?
15 babies have been named Lotonya since 1973. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1973 with 5 births.
When was Lotonya most popular?
Lotonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Lotonya been used?
Lotonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 9 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Lotonya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lottie, Lotus, Lota, Lotta, 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, 1973–1981 (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.