The baby name La Toya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced luh-TOY-uh (IPA: /ləˈtɔɪə/; variant: lah-TOY-uh /lɑːˈtɔɪə/).
The baby name La Toya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced luh-TOY-uh (IPA: /ləˈtɔɪə/; variant: lah-TOY-uh /lɑːˈtɔɪə/).
La Toya is in Origin.
La Toya is a modern American feminine name built with the French-influenced prefix La- plus Toya, a well-attested nickname for Victoria in parts of Spain; by that link it is often glossed as victory or victorious. Within African American naming traditions of the mid- to late 20th century, La- and Le- prefixes were creatively used to coin distinctive, lyrical forms, and La Toya fits that pattern.
U.S. usage rose sharply in the late 1970s and 1980s, boosted by the visibility of entertainer La Toya Jackson, and the name remained familiar for several decades. Variants and spellings include LaToya, Latoya, Letoya/LeToya, and Latoia, with Toya as the common short form; related prefixed creations such as NaToya and DeToya also occur. Note that Toya as a Japanese given name or a Spanish surname is unrelated etymologically to the African American La Toya.
La Toya is an uncommon pick. Across 7 countries, we found 17 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Girls | 0 | #151 | 1 | 4,216 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 |
La Toya is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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