Lataya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-TAY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Lataya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Lataya come from?
Modern: La- prefix plus Taya, or a variant of Latoya
Is Lataya a girl's or a boy's name?
Lataya is a girls' name.
How popular is Lataya in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lataya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lataya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 13 | #2,037 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
How popular is Lataya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1981, with 47 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Lataya in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lataya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,590 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 47 | #2,158 |
| 1980 | 29 | #3,002 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 23 | #3,283 |
| 1977 | 25 | #3,082 |
| 1976 | 24 | #3,001 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
Names like Lataya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer, Aaliyah, Safiya, Safa, Zainab, Khadija, Halima, Hiba, Amira, Sumayyah, Aliya, Safia
Names related to Lataya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lataya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lataya, updated 20 October 2026.