Lathan
Lathan was the 2700th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 933rd with 214 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,549 places. More babies were named Lathan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,700 boys, down 999 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 48boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011214 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,289babies recorded
Lathan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,700 | 48 |
| 2020 | #1,701 | 92 |
| 2010 | #973 | 203 |
| 2000 | #1,721 | 66 |
| 1990 | #2,665 | 25 |
| 1980 | #3,186 | 14 |
| 1970 | #2,456 | 15 |
| 1960 | #3,516 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1940 | #2,253 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,684 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lathan, counting every spelling?
Lathan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 53 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 53 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lathan | 48 | #2,700 | 339 |
| Lathen | 5 | #13,126 | 56 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lathan?
48 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lathan (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lathan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 175 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lathan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lathan?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Lathan are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 24. That makes Lathan mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lathan by state
How common Lathan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Carolina (2.7×). In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lathan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lathan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lathan
How popular is the name Lathan?
Lathan was the 2700th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 48 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 933rd with 214 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,549 places. More babies were named Lathan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Lathan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lathan in the US.
Where is Lathan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lathan was most common in Louisiana (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Alabama.