Given name
Latania
“daughter of the fairy queen”
Latania is a variant of Latanya. One American interpretation is “daughter of the fairy queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Latania is a variant of Latanya. One American interpretation is “daughter of the fairy queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Latania is a variant of Latanya. An origin associated with Latanya is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Latania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 499
- 0 boys · 499 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 39 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 479 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Latania’s family of names
Latania has a related form in Latanya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Latania, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls