Lathon
Lathon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lamar Lathon, American football player Ray Lathon (1966–2000), American boxer
Meaning & Origin of Lathon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lathon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Lamar Lathon, American football player Ray Lathon (1966–2000), American boxer
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The Story of Lathon
Lathon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 8 Lathons were born — ranking #6,618 that year. As of 2026, Lathon ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 96 Lathons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lathon
Lathon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 96 births in the dataset. Lathon's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #6,618. Use the chart and map above to compare Lathon'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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