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Latyra

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How to Pronounce Latyra

Pronounced luh-TY-ruh /ləˈtaɪ.rə/Medium

Meaning: Latyra is a modern American coinage that joins the fashionable La- prefix to a -tyra element echoing the name Tyra. Tyra is a Scandinavian name tied to the god Tyr, but here it functions mainly as a stylish sound. Latyra was made for its rhythm rather than to carry a fixed dictionary meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Latyra joins the La- prefix to a -tyra sound echoing Tyra. A coined name, it peaked around 1994 (said luh-TY-ruh).
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MeaningLatyra is a modern American coinage that joins the fashionable La- prefix to a -tyra element echoing the name Tyra. Tyra is a Scandinavian name tied to the god Tyr, but here it functions mainly as a stylish sound. Latyra was made for its rhythm rather than to carry a fixed dictionary meaning.
U.S. rank (2007)#16677 ↘ Falling
2007 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 215
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199419772007

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Latyra is a modern African-American coinage, fitting the popular La- prefix onto a -tyra sound that echoes the name Tyra. While Tyra itself is a Scandinavian name linked to the god Tyr, in Latyra it mainly supplies a strong, bright ending. The name is invented for its music rather than inherited, in the style of many La- names of its day.

Latyra was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1994, and it stayed rare across its span. A girl named Latyra then is in her early thirties today.

Did you know? The La- prefix behind Latyra was one of the busiest name-builders of the later twentieth century, attaching to countless roots to make names like Latoya, Latanya and Latasha.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Latyra — Coined; La- prefix plus -tyra element (echo of Tyra)

Variations

LatiraLatyriaLatyrah

Nicknames

TyraTyLala

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Latyra mean?

It is a modern coinage joining the La- prefix to a -tyra sound echoing Tyra; it was made for its rhythm rather than a fixed meaning.

How do you pronounce Latyra?

It is said luh-TY-ruh /ləˈtaɪ.rə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Latyra a boy or girl name?

Latyra is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Latyra?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

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