Girls' name · since 1961

Ltonya

Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Ltonya, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

34
total births
1961–1973
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade

Ltonya is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 34 have been recorded since 1961.

Ltonya has 34 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 1973.

  • 34 total births
  • 1961–1973 years on record
  • 1970s peak decade
  • 56% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

34 girls have been named Ltonya since 1961, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1973.

34
total births
1961–1973
years on record
1970s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Ltonya was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ltonya in 1970 - its busiest year on record.

Ltonya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ltonya's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ltonya at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

34

Since 1961

13 years of records

Peak year

1970

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1961

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1973

Ltonya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
456789 196119651969197019711973 5

Ltonya by decade

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

1970s was Ltonya's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Ltonya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ltonya?
34 babies have been named Ltonya since 1961. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1970 with 8 births.
When was Ltonya most popular?
Ltonya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Ltonya been used?
Ltonya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 13 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Ltonya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ltoya. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1961–1973 (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. "Ltonya: Baby Name Since 1961 - 34 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ltonya. 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 Ltonya 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.