Latoya
Latoya was the 11486th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 60th with 5,051 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,337 places. More babies were named Latoya in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · American English
Say it luh-TOY-uh /ləˈtɔɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #11,486 girls, down 4,069 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19845,051 babies
- Total since 1880
- 45,748babies recorded
What does the name Latoya mean?
Latoya is an African American coinage of the later 20th century. Wiktionary suggests it was formed with the popular prefix La- and Toya, which can be a Spanish pet form of Victoria ("victory"), but this is only a possible explanation. The name became widely known through the singer La Toya Jackson and was most popular in the US in the early 1980s.
La- (American English, “name prefix”)Toya (Spanish, “pet form of Victoria (possible)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. A modern coinage; the "La- + Toya" analysis is possible, not documented.
Related names: LaToya, Toya, Latonya.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Latoya', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Latoya (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Latoya popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 185 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,486 | 8 |
| 2020 | #7,417 | 15 |
| 2010 | #3,496 | 46 |
| 2000 | #2,298 | 68 |
| 1990 | #254 | 1,117 |
| 1980 | #123 | 2,506 |
| 1970 | #1,363 | 77 |
| 1960 | #6,048 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Latoya, counting every spelling?
Latoya has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Latoya?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Latoya (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Latoya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Latoya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Latoya?
About 43,800 people born in the US named Latoya are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 40 and 46. That makes Latoya mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Latoya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Latoya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Latoya
What does Latoya mean?
The origin of Latoya is uncertain: a modern coinage; the "La- + Toya" analysis is possible, not documented.
How popular is the name Latoya?
Latoya was the 11486th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked 60th with 5,051 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,337 places. More babies were named Latoya in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Latoya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Latoya in the US.