Latonia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-TOH-nee-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Latonia is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Latonia mean?
Modern: La- prefix plus Tonia
Built on Tonia, a short form of Antonia, with the La- prefix.
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Is Latonia a girl's or a boy's name?
Latonia is a girls' name.
How popular is Latonia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1972, with 371 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Latonia in the US since 1880 were born between 1969 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
Latonia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 15 | #6,478 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 17 | #5,413 |
| 1992 | 15 | #6,001 |
| 1991 | 29 | #3,627 |
| 1990 | 47 | #2,518 |
| 1989 | 54 | #2,217 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 51 | #2,078 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 1984 | 70 | #1,593 |
| 1983 | 88 | #1,358 |
| 1982 | 83 | #1,445 |
| 1981 | 106 | #1,227 |
| 1980 | 115 | #1,169 |
| 1979 | 185 | #841 |
| 1978 | 188 | #797 |
| 1977 | 192 | #784 |
| 1976 | 233 | #658 |
| 1975 | 253 | #622 |
| 1974 | 270 | #584 |
| 1973 | 324 | #521 |
| 1972 | 371 | #481 |
| 1971 | 328 | #549 |
| 1970 | 302 | #583 |
| 1969 | 285 | #586 |
| 1968 | 244 | #615 |
| 1967 | 239 | #615 |
| 1966 | 164 | #765 |
| 1965 | 102 | #1,032 |
| 1964 | 98 | #1,103 |
| 1963 | 77 | #1,250 |
| 1962 | 58 | #1,456 |
| 1961 | 56 | #1,498 |
| 1960 | 43 | #1,724 |
| 1959 | 24 | #2,338 |
| 1958 | 27 | #2,166 |
| 1957 | 17 | #2,822 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 9 | #3,965 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
Names like Latonia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Maria, Alicia, Melissa, Victoria, Lisa, Angela, Leticia, Veronica, Rebecca, Laura, Christina, Cynthia
Names related to Latonia
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Latonia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/latonia, updated 20 October 2026.