Lathan
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Meaning & Origin of Lathan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lathan may refer to the following people:
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The Story of Lathan
Lathan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 214 Lathans were born — ranking #932 that year. As of 2026, Lathan ranks #2,419 for baby boys with 58 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 4K Lathans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lathan
Lathan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Lathan's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #932. Use the chart and map above to compare Lathan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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