Is Latoya a boy or girl name?
Latoya was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 45,740 US babies named Latoya were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,661
- Babies named Latoya since 1960
- 45,740
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 5,069 babies
Boys and girls named Latoya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1970s | 58 | 11,459 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 121 | 29,537 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 6 | 3,675 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 533 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 236 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,661 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,855 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,988 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,413 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,552 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,963 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,185 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,668 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,147 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,240 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,146 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,913 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,994 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,496 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,241 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,595 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,151 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,038 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,107 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,517 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,395 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,597 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,449 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,298 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,909 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,967 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,483 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,282 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,082 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 220 | #883 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 377 | #609 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 580 | #434 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 810 | #328 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,710 | 1,117 | #254 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,973 | 1,463 | #190 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,067 | 1,810 | #157 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,442 | 2,151 | #128 |
| 1986 | 11 | #4,021 | 2,537 | #111 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,654 | 3,402 | #81 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,662 | 5,051 | #60 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,239 | 3,150 | #90 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,838 | 3,201 | #91 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,332 | 4,266 | #69 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,752 | 2,506 | #123 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,770 | 1,880 | #148 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,034 | 2,040 | #135 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,129 | 2,321 | #125 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,769 | 2,052 | #135 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,811 | 1,202 | #205 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,988 | 958 | #263 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 488 | #407 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 296 | #560 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 145 | #906 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,363 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,062 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,956 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,471 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,198 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,555 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,761 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,238 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,047 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Latoya reached #2,654 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #60 in 1984. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Latoya
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.