Latoya
Latoya is a feminine given name. Other variations of Latoya include Letoya. It is considered to be an African-American name in the United States.
Meaning & Origin of Latoya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Latoya is a feminine given name. Other variations of Latoya include Letoya. It is considered to be an African-American name in the United States.
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The Story of Latoya
Latoya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1960, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 5,051 Latoyas were born — ranking #60 that year. As of 2026, Latoya ranks #9,625 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-47%). In total, more than 46K Latoyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Latoya
Latoya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 46K births in the dataset. Latoya's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #60. Use the chart and map above to compare Latoya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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