Girls' name · peaked in 1974
Latonya name popularity since 1925
21,824 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Latonya. Half of them were born in 1976 or earlier, so the typical Latonya is about 50 years old in 2026. Latonya peaked in 1974 as the #197 name for girls, and fewer than 5 girls got it in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,824
- Named Latonya, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Unranked
- Fewer than 5 girls named Latonya in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 21,757 girls · 67 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 4.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Latonya made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Latonya births per year, 1925–2025
1974 was the biggest year for Latonya both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1961 and 1966, Latonya became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 17,000 baby girls to 1 in 4,550.
- Steepest fall: Between 1984 and 1989, its share of baby girls fell by 60%, from 1 in 2,610 to 1 in 6,490.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Latonya's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Latonya.
Decade by decade
Babies named Latonya in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 193 | 0 | #2,592 |
| 1960s | 3,440 | 0 | #533 |
| 1970s | 10,911 | 44 | #203 |
| 1980s | 5,731 | 23 | #448 |
| 1990s | 1,149 | 0 | #1,811 |
| 2000s | 250 | 0 | #6,701 |
| 2010s | 78 | 0 | #17,973 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
66.2% of babies named Latonya from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Latonya is most popular
The index compares Latonya's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Latonya.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 4.02× | 378 |
| Mississippi | 3.97× | 983 |
| Alabama | 3.58× | 1,295 |
| Louisiana | 2.90× | 1,062 |
| South Carolina | 2.85× | 815 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Latonya and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Latonya (this page) | 21,757 | 1974 |
| Latanya | 9,850 | 1975 |
| Latonia | 5,104 | 1972 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Latonya's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Latonya.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Latonya (1974).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data