Latonya

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1974 · 1,290 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,757
since 1951

Latonya over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Latonya has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #197, 1974girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2010#6,90418—
2009#8,45414—
2008#6,55920—
2007#7,09218—
2006#7,48216—
2005#6,52818—
2004#3,89836—
2003#5,23523—
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2001#4,20929—
2000#3,12144—
1999#2,64053—
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1997#2,39155—
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1989#699284#6,9416
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1984#360644#6,3155
1983#355638#6,2385
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1978#253936#4,5547
1977#250987#5,8455
1976#2231,086#5,5875
1975#2021,208#4,3097
1974#1971,290#4,6346
1973#2131,195#5,1015
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1971#2581,141#3,3709
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First appearance
1951

The first year at least five girls were named Latonya! It came in at #5,414, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2020–2025, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Latonya is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedMNIllinois: #381 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedWIMichigan: #526 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,772 girlsMINew York: #689 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,938 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedIAIndiana: #656 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,808 girlsINOhio: #641 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,909 girlsOHPennsylvania: #829 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,877 girlsPANew Jersey: #549 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,491 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,595 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 20,225 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedNEMissouri: #360 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedWVVirginia: #318 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,059 girlsVAMaryland: #241 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedKSArkansas: #199 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsARTennessee: #233 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,462 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #166 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 936 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #154 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 775 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 948 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #130 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 700 girlsLAMississippi: #123 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 546 girlsMSAlabama: #132 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 681 girlsALGeorgia: #141 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 757 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Latonya, so not publishedHITexas: #458 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,031 girlsTXFlorida: #396 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,719 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#123 · 1 in 546
  2. Louisiana#130 · 1 in 700
  3. Alabama#132 · 1 in 681
  4. Georgia#141 · 1 in 757
  5. South Carolina#154 · 1 in 775

Best ever in a state: #42 in Mississippi, 1976.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#123271 in 546
Louisiana#130431 in 700
Alabama#132321 in 681
Georgia#141491 in 757
South Carolina#154231 in 775
North Carolina#166381 in 936
Arkansas#199111 in 1,155
District of Columbia#21661 in 948
Tennessee#233191 in 1,462
Maryland#241161 in 1,507
Virginia#318161 in 2,059
Missouri#360121 in 2,682
Illinois#381281 in 2,607
Florida#396241 in 2,719
Texas#458441 in 3,031
Michigan#526121 in 4,772
New Jersey#54991 in 4,491
Ohio#641101 in 6,909
Indiana#65651 in 6,808
New York#689181 in 5,938
Pennsylvania#82971 in 9,877
California#1,595101 in 20,225
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See more about Latonya
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 191 spots in 1962 (#993 → #802)
  • Biggest drop: 182 spots in 1991 (#799 → #981)
Rise & fade · girls
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1951
  • Peaked 1974 at #197 (1,290 births)
  • Births halved by 1983, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1961–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,138
  • Highest: 1 in 1,138 girls born in 1974 were named Latonya (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 328,026 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 50.1% of all girls named Latonya (10,911) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s193#1,383 (1959)#3,407
1960s3,440#325 (1969)#641
1970s10,911#197 (1974)#239
1980s5,731#250 (1981)#446
1990s1,149#799 (1990)#1,766
2000s250#3,121 (2000)#5,656
2010s78#6,904 (2010)#12,960
2020s5#15,306 (2022)#15,306

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Latonya in 1985

girls
#448
489 births · 1 in 3,519 girls

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #448Latonya489
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 3,519 of them was named Latonya, which outranked 96.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Latonya
  1. #445Alisa492
  2. #446Jody491
  3. #447Christin490
  4. #448Latonya489
  5. #449Lara487
  6. #449Lucy487
  7. #451Beverly482
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →