Given name
Latonia
“daughter of the fairy queen”
Latonia is a variant of Latanya. One American interpretation is “daughter of the fairy queen.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Latonia is a variant of Latanya. One American interpretation is “daughter of the fairy queen.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Latonia is a variant of Latanya. An origin associated with Latanya is American. Latonia is a variant of Latona. An origin associated with Latona is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Latonia is a variant of Latona. The history of Latona gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Latona is associated with the Roman equivalent of Leto, the mother of Artemis and Apollo.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Latonia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,120
- 16 boys · 5,104 girls
- Most popular year
- 1972
- 371 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 371 in 1972. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,810 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.
Latonia’s family of names
In English usage, Latonia has a related form in Latonya. Latonia has a related form in Latanya. Latonia has a related form in Latona.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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