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Latonya

Pronounced L AA1 T AA1 N Y AA1 (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 1974
  • 72 years in use
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How popular is Latonya?

Latonya is a girls' name, and first appears in 1951. It has been given to 22,523 children — the 864th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 51 births across the past decade, against a peak of 1,331 in a single year. That peak was in 1974.

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1974Girls: 1,331Boys: 6

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
L AA1 T AA1 N Y AA1 · L AA1 T AO1 N Y AA1 · L AE1 T AA1 N Y AA1 · L AE1 T AO1 N Y AA1
Stress pattern:
111 · 111 · 111 · 111
Syllables:
3

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

Names like Latonya

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

Sibling names for Latonya

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

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Latonya?
Latonya ranks 864th among girls' names in US records, with 22,523 births since 1951. Over the past decade it accounts for 51.
Is Latonya a unisex name?
No. Latonya is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Latonya most popular?
1974, when 1,331 children were given the name. It has been in use for 72 years and is still recorded as of 2024.