Boys' name · since 2009
Laithen
Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 64 babies named Laithen, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Laithen is the #11470 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 64 recorded since 2009.
Laithen has 64 recorded births among boys since 2009, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11470 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #20,452 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,470 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 64 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laithen ranks #20,452 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,470 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 64 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,452 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,470 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 64
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Laithen's 64 recorded births place it above 54.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Laithen compares
64 20th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Laithen's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Laithen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 64 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Laithen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Laithen splits its recorded history at 2015: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Laithen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Laithen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Laithen's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Laithen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (73% of all-time use).
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What to do with Laithen's data
- Laithen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Laithen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Laithen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.