Latoya

American English
"victory"

Latoya Origin and Meaning

The name Latoya is a girl's name meaning "victory".

Built from the popular La- prefix and Toya, possibly from Victoria, this is one of the best known and historically most popular La-starting names. A famous bearer is La Toya Jackson, a singer, actress and businesswoman and sister of Michael Jackson. It was a Top 100 name from 1981 to 1985, then fell off the list in 1995.

# 883 in the US

Latoya Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Latoya

  • La Toya Yvonne JacksonAmerican singer and TV personality
  • LaToya Renee LondonAmerican singer/actress, contestant on TV's "American Idol"
  • LaToya Monique ThomasAmerican WNBA basketball player
  • LaToya CantrellAmerican politician; former mayor of New Orleans
  • LaToya Ruby FrazierAmerican photographer
  • LaToya Antoinette SandersAmerican basketball player
  • LaToya Lacole Martin aka ToyaAmerican R&B singer
  • Latoya Nontokozo Buthelezi aka Toya DelazySouth African singer,songwriter