The first name Latoya
A girl’s name meaning “a spanish pet form of victoria”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Latoya means “a spanish pet form of victoria”.
Possibly La- + Toya (“a Spanish pet form of Victoria”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Latoya last appeared in the official list in 2020, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2001, with 17 births (#1,170).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Latoya with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Latoya at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 8 girls born in the United States were named Latoya, the 11,486th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1984, when 5,051 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Latoya
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- La Toya JacksonAmerican singer, born 1956
- LaToya Ruby FrazierAmerican photographer and professor (born 1982)
- LaToya Cantrell62nd Mayor of New Orleans, born 1972
- LaToya LondonAmerican actress and singer, born 1978
- LaToya ThomasAmerican basketball player (born 1981)
Questions
- What does the name Latoya mean?
- Latoya means “a spanish pet form of victoria”.
- How popular is the name Latoya?
- In 2020, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Latoya, ranking 5,493rd. Its peak was 2001, with 17 births.
- Is Latoya a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 45,748 US babies named Latoya since 1880 were girls.
- When was Latoya most popular?
- 1984 in the United States, when 5,051 babies were named Latoya, its highest rank at 60th.