Given name
Latanja
“daughter of the fairy queen”
Latanja is a variant of Latanya. One American interpretation is “daughter of the fairy queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Latanja is a variant of Latanya. One American interpretation is “daughter of the fairy queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Latanja 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 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Latanja through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 136
- 0 boys · 136 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 13 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 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 146 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.
Latanja’s family of names
Latanja has a related form in Latanya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Latanja, 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
Kandie
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>99% girls
Damita
“the little princess”
>99% girls
Quenna
“a woman sovereign”
>99% girls
Reginia
“queen” · “a queenly woman”
>99% girls
Quinta
“the fifth girl” · “queen's lawn”
17% boys · 83% girls