Boys' name · since 1917
Latham
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 594 babies named Latham, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Latham currently ranks #6495 among boys' names in America, with 594 babies recorded since 1917.
Latham has 594 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6495 as of the latest data, more common than 53% 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 1917 to 2025.
- #7,115 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,495 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 594 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Latham ranks #7,115 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,495 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 594 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,115 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,495 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 594
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Latham's 594 recorded births place it above 84.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Latham compares
594 Top 41% higher than 59% of 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
Latham's all-time total is 61% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Latham | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 594 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Latham's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Latham's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Latham popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Latham by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Latham's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Latham births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
117 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (34% of all-time use).
How Latham compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Latham's total volume
Latham by state
Where Latham concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 594 births nationwide.
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What to do with Latham's data
- Latham's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (201 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lathams (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Latham: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Latham 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.