Feminine dossier · first seen 1947

Latanya

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1972

Peak era

1972

Peak births

520

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Latanya

How many people are named Latanya?

An estimated 8,738 living Americans are named Latanya.

How rare is Latanya?

Latanya fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

How old is the typical Latanya?

The median age of a living American named Latanya is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 56 years old.

Is Latanya still popular?

Not especially. Latanya has been declining since its 1972 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Where is Latanya most common?

Latanya has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 5.2× more often than the national baseline.

1947Peak 19722025

Peak year

1972

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

9,850

Latanya last appeared in SSA records in 2023. Across its recorded history, about 9,850 American girls received the name.

Latanya peaked in 1972, when 520 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 9,850 Americans named Latanya since 1947.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1972

1972520 girls named Latanya

20250 (extinct) girls named Latanya

Living profile

9,159

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age51

Core range46–57

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.

Geographic heartland

District of Columbia

5.2× higher affinity than the national baseline.

District of Columbia · 1970s 5.2×

Mississippi · 1980s 3.3×

Louisiana · 1980s 3.1×