Is Latonya a boy or girl name?
Latonya was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 21,824 US babies named Latonya were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Latonya since 1951
- 21,824
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 1,296 babies
Boys and girls named Latonya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 193 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,440 | 100% |
| 1970s | 44 | 10,911 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 23 | 5,731 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,149 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 250 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,641 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,794 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,859 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,493 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,710 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,970 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,576 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,536 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,349 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,162 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,696 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,710 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,275 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,697 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,700 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,955 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,332 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,270 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,143 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,196 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,412 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,007 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,811 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,656 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 163 | #1,107 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,127 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 191 | #987 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 251 | #800 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,513 | 284 | #701 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 297 | #656 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 341 | #583 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 414 | #505 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 489 | #448 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,918 | 644 | #361 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,861 | 638 | #355 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 731 | #331 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 993 | #251 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,272 | 900 | #276 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 931 | #261 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,831 | 936 | #254 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,414 | 987 | #250 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,104 | 1,086 | #223 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,588 | 1,208 | #203 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,987 | 1,290 | #197 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,542 | 1,195 | #213 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,196 | #232 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,543 | 1,141 | #258 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 941 | #302 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 772 | #326 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 610 | #366 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 521 | #400 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 372 | #483 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 319 | #533 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 266 | #614 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 206 | #713 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 170 | #803 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 119 | #994 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,182 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,391 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,777 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,387 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,027 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,593 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,134 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,124 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,008 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,831 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Latonya reached #3,543 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #197 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Latonya
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.