Lathan Boy
How popular is Lathan?
#2,676 boy name in 2025
48 baby boys were named Lathan in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
Lathan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,676 for boys (▼ 486 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 48 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,148 in 2015, #1,694 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (214 boys) |
| Highest rank | #932 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lathan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lathan family of names ranked #1,730 for boys in 2025 (#1,610 the year before), with 72 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lathan | 48 | 67% |
| Lathen | 5 | 7% |
| Laythan | 7 | 10% |
| Laithan | 6 | 8% |
| Laithen | 6 | 8% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Lathan is most popular
Babies named Lathan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.1 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Lathan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 38 | #2,268 |
| 1920s | 90 | #2,346 |
| 1930s | 78 | #2,121 |
| 1940s | 84 | #2,179 |
| 1950s | 107 | #1,955 |
| 1960s | 96 | #2,269 |
| 1970s | 133 | #2,356 |
| 1980s | 193 | #2,269 |
| 1990s | 360 | #1,798 |
| 2000s | 1,121 | #1,070 |
| 2010s | 1,558 | #932 |
| 2020s | 431 | #1,694 |
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Questions
- Is Lathan a boy or girl name?
- Lathan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lathan were boys.
- How popular is the name Lathan?
- 48 baby boys were named Lathan in the US in 2025, making it the 2676th most popular boy name.
- When was Lathan most popular?
- Lathan peaked in 2011, when 214 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #932 in 2011.
- How many people are named Lathan?
- 4,289 babies have been named Lathan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,943 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Lathan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lathan was most common in Louisiana, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.