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Latoya

/ləˈtɔɪə/ · 100% girls · 8 born in 2025

Latoya has been given to about 45,748 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1984, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ləˈtɔɪə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 44,327
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Latoya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1984 · 5,069
  • Born in 20258
  • All time45,748

How popular is Latoya?

Its best year was 1984, when 5,069 babies were given the name, ranking 60th. The typical living American called Latoya is about 43 years old today.

Names that sound like Latoya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Latonya0.89
  2. Latonia0.77
  3. Latanya0.74
  4. Latosha0.73
  5. Ladonna0.67
  6. Natalya0.63
  7. Maya0.57
  8. Tonya0.57

Middle names for Latoya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Latoya Josephine0.84
  2. Latoya Rose0.83
  3. Latoya June0.82
  4. Latoya Pearl0.82
  5. Latoya Quinn0.82
  6. Latoya Nell0.82

Sibling names for Latoya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dustinbrother · 0.84
  2. Meredithsister · 0.84
  3. Aprilsister · 0.83
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.82
  5. Jamieeither · 0.82
  6. Travisbrother · 0.81

Where Latoya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Latoya White0.78
    2. Latoya Reyes0.78
    3. Latoya Nguyen0.78
    4. Latoya Moore0.78
    5. Latoya Hill0.78
    6. Latoya Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Latoya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.