Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Latya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Latya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 6 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 2000. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1980.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Latya’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Latya, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Lacy
“woman from Normandy; as delicate as lace” · “man from Normandy; as delicate as lace”
2% boys · 98% girls
Lani
“from the sky; one who is heavenly” · “a servant”
1% boys · 99% girls
Lucila
“one who is illuminated”
>99% girls
Lesley
“garden of hollies”
2% boys · 98% girls
Aja
1% boys · 99% girls
Tanya
“queen of the fairies”
>99% girls
Starla
“a celestial body” · “a celestial body; as bright as a star”
>99% girls
Lorena
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls