Lathan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- LAY-thun
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,676 for boys
Lathan is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
Where does Lathan come from?
Modern: probably a rhyme of Nathan, or from the surname Latham
Is Lathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Lathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lathan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Lathan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2011, with 9 boys.
2025 had more boys named Lathan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Lathan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Lathan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Lathan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,676among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Lathan, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,694th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 214 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
2025 had fewer boys named Lathan than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Lathan in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 66 boys in the US were given Lathan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,878, up from #2,676 for this spelling alone.
Lathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,190 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,891 |
| 2021 | 81 | #1,883 |
| 2020 | 92 | #1,694 |
| 2019 | 91 | #1,723 |
| 2018 | 129 | #1,364 |
| 2017 | 123 | #1,413 |
| 2016 | 172 | #1,127 |
| 2015 | 164 | #1,148 |
| 2014 | 178 | #1,082 |
| 2013 | 128 | #1,338 |
| 2012 | 156 | #1,167 |
| 2011 | 214 | #932 |
| 2010 | 203 | #971 |
| 2009 | 174 | #1,070 |
| 2008 | 138 | #1,263 |
| 2007 | 135 | #1,287 |
| 2006 | 114 | #1,391 |
| 2005 | 111 | #1,353 |
| 2004 | 108 | #1,347 |
| 2003 | 115 | #1,252 |
| 2002 | 95 | #1,381 |
| 2001 | 65 | #1,739 |
| 2000 | 66 | #1,709 |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,798 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,009 |
| 1997 | 50 | #1,856 |
| 1996 | 38 | #2,178 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,503 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 18 | #2,956 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 21 | #2,508 |
| 1985 | 16 | #2,939 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,340 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,360 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 11 | #2,971 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,398 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,317 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,273 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,359 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,955 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,678 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 14 | #2,018 |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,452 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,250 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,711 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,548 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,091 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,355 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,565 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,347 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,601 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,390 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,263 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
Names like Lathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Logan Ethan Rowan Jayden Dylan Roman Kayden Evan Grayson Mason Hudson Lucas
Other spellings of Lathan
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lathan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lathan, updated 20 October 2026.