Lathan

#2,676 for boys in 2025, 48 births

Peak · boys
2011 · 214 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,289
since 1912

Lathan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lathan has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #932, 2011boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#2,67648
2024#2,19066
2023#2,29061
2022#1,89283
2021#1,88481
2020#1,69492
2019#1,72391
2018#1,364129
2017#1,413123
2016#1,127172
2015#1,148164
2014#1,082178
2013#1,338128
2012#1,167156
2011#932214
2010#971203
2009#1,070174
2008#1,263138
2007#1,287135
2006#1,391114
2005#1,354111
2004#1,349108
2003#1,253115
2002#1,38495
2001#1,74365
2000#1,71366
1999#1,80155
1998#2,01247
1997#1,85950
1996#2,18338
1995#2,50030
1994#2,34733
1993#2,50929
1992#2,46729
1991#2,75324
1990#2,62825
1989#2,29229
1988#2,96118
1987#2,94217
1986#2,51021
1985#2,94216
1984#2,70617
1983#2,57718
1982#2,34121
1981#2,27022
1980#3,09814
1979#2,66917
1978#3,21512
1977#3,8369
1976#2,70915
1975#2,36118
1974#2,35817
1973#4,0547
1972#2,81912
1971#2,97311
1970#2,39915
1969#2,68211
1968#2,31113
1967#2,35212
1966#2,7849
1965#2,27013
1964#2,40912
1963#3,3187
1962#3,3057
1961#4,0655
1960#3,3377
1959#3,9885
1958#2,09315
1957#2,27413
1956#2,36112
1955#3,2017
1954#1,95616
1953#2,39111
1952#2,6809
1951#3,7145
1950#2,01914
1949#2,45310
1948#2,32611
1947#2,25112
1946#2,9197
1945#2,7437
1944#2,8627
1943#3,2316
1942#2,7128
1941#3,5055
1940#2,17911
1939#2,4499
1938#2,6468
1937#2,4799
1936#3,5495
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1934#2,12112
1933#2,7388
1932#3,0927
1931#2,6519
1930#2,44411
1929#2,9808
1928#3,3577
1927#3,1518
1926#2,56611
1925#4,1975
1924#2,34713
1923#3,4677
1922#2,34713
1921#3,5177
1920#2,60211
1919#3,3917
1918#3,0968
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1916#3,8975
1915#3,0827
1914#3,2645
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five boys were named Lathan! It came in at #2,269, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1913–1914, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lathan is popular in 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,100 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,976 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedWIMichigan: #843 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,885 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #1,116 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 12,200 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,840 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 29,221 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedCONebraska: #398 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,970 boysNEMissouri: #550 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,630 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #757 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,937 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedKSArkansas: #406 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,061 boysARTennessee: #612 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,394 boysTNNorth Carolina: #689 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,156 boysNCSouth Carolina: #571 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,508 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #613 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,404 boysLAMississippi: #360 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,728 boysMSAlabama: #500 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,920 boysALGeorgia: #641 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,299 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lathan, so not publishedHITexas: #1,009 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 9,923 boysTXFlorida: #935 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,720 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#360 · 1 in 1,728
  2. Nebraska#398 · 1 in 1,970
  3. Arkansas#406 · 1 in 2,061
  4. Alabama#500 · 1 in 2,920
  5. Missouri#550 · 1 in 3,630

Best ever in a state: #279 in Mississippi, 2009.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#36081 in 1,728
Nebraska#39851 in 1,970
Arkansas#40671 in 2,061
Alabama#50081 in 2,920
Missouri#55091 in 3,630
South Carolina#57161 in 3,508
Tennessee#61281 in 4,394
Louisiana#61371 in 3,404
Georgia#641131 in 4,299
North Carolina#689101 in 5,156
Virginia#75771 in 5,937
Michigan#84371 in 6,885
Florida#935121 in 7,720
Texas#1,009181 in 9,923
Illinois#1,10071 in 9,976
Pennsylvania#1,11651 in 12,200
California#1,84081 in 29,221
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lathan
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 486 spots since 2024 (#2,190 → #2,676)
  • 982 spots since 2020 (#1,694 → #2,676)
  • 1,528 spots since 2015 (#1,148 → #2,676)
  • Biggest jump: 99 spots in 2010 (#1,070 → #971)
  • Biggest drop: 235 spots in 2012 (#932 → #1,167)
Rise & fade · boys
99 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 2011 at #932 (214 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · run 2010–2011
Share of babies · boys
1 in 8,875
  • Highest: 1 in 8,875 boys born in 2011 were named Lathan (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 35,585 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 36.3% of all boys named Lathan (1,558) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s38#2,269 (1912)#3,167
1920s90#2,347 (1922)#3,053
1930s78#2,121 (1934)#2,685
1940s84#2,179 (1940)#2,718
1950s107#1,956 (1954)#2,668
1960s96#2,270 (1965)#2,883
1970s133#2,358 (1974)#2,939
1980s193#2,270 (1981)#2,664
1990s360#1,801 (1999)#2,306
2000s1,121#1,070 (2009)#1,381
2010s1,558#932 (2011)#1,227
2020s431#1,694 (2020)#2,104

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lathan in 2010

boys
#971
203 births · 1 in 9,452 boys

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #971Lathan203
More about 2010

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 9,452 of them was named Lathan, which outranked 93.2% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lathan
  1. #966Zack205
  2. #969Demarion204
  3. #969Ronaldo204
  4. #971Lathan203
  5. #971Kael203
  6. #971Keyon203
  7. #971Reagan203
  8. #976Gibson202
  9. #976Jordon202
  10. #976Reuben202

Tied with 4 names at #971; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010 →