Natiya
Latiya is a Chamorro dessert from Guam made from sponge cake, vanilla custard, and cinnamon. In Saipan and the other Mariana Islands, it is called lantiya. First, the sponge cake is baked, sliced, and then covered with a custard. The sponge cake can be one of any variety, such as pound cake, carrot cake, or Chamorro cake.
Meaning & Origin of Natiya
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Latiya is a Chamorro dessert from Guam made from sponge cake, vanilla custard, and cinnamon. In Saipan and the other Mariana Islands, it is called lantiya. First, the sponge cake is baked, sliced, and then covered with a custard. The sponge cake can be one of any variety, such as pound cake, carrot cake, or Chamorro cake.
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The Story of Natiya
Natiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1981, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 15 Natiyas were born — ranking #7,868 that year. As of 2026, Natiya ranks #16,416 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 141 Natiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Natiya
Natiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 141 births in the dataset. Natiya's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #7,868. Use the chart and map above to compare Natiya'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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