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Latanya

Pronounced L AA1 T AE1 N Y AA1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1972
  • 77 years in use
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How popular is Latanya?

Latanya is a girls' name, and first appears in 1947. It has been given to 9,873 children — the 1,426th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 6 births across the past decade, against a peak of 520 in a single year. That peak was in 1972.

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1972Girls: 520Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L AA1 T AE1 N Y AA1 · L AA1 T AH0 N Y AA1 · L AE1 T AE1 N Y AA1 · L AE1 T AH0 N Y AA1
Stress pattern:
111 · 101 · 111 · 101
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Latanya

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Latanya

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Latanya?
Latanya ranks 1,426th among girls' names in US records, with 9,873 births since 1947. Over the past decade it accounts for 6.
Is Latanya a unisex name?
No. Latanya is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Latanya most popular?
1972, when 520 children were given the name. It has been in use for 77 years and is still recorded as of 2024.