Latoya
Modern American coinage of the 1970s using the fashionable La- prefix; La Toya Jackson made it famous.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Latoya first shows up in the national records in 1960. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1981 to 1985. Its biggest year was 1984, when 5,051 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 60 nationally. All told, 45,748 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Latia (2,870), Latoyia (1,578), Lataya (769) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Jackson
Explore Latoya interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71 | No. 3012 |
| 1970s | 11,459 | No. 125 |
| 1980s | 29,537 | No. 60 |
| 1990s | 3,675 | No. 254 |
| 2000s | 533 | No. 2277 |
| 2010s | 236 | No. 3470 |
| 2020s | 52 | No. 7212 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.