US rank #5464 Boys' name Peak 2015 581 births

Latham — #5464 US boys' name

581 babies named Latham in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s411930s111940s121950s101970s241980s251990s632000s1172010s2012020s72
#5464
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 62% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Latham was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

29 babies were named Latham in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Latham

The Social Security Administration has registered 581 babies named Latham between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Latham currently holds the #5464 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Latham performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 201 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Latham shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Latham in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Latham in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 581 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Latham at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

581

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2015

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,464

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Latham popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
29
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
010203040 202420172010200319951984195119251917 5

Latham by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
201 births that decade — 35% of Latham's all-time total
1910s51920s411930s111940s121950s101970s241980s251990s632000s1172010s2012020s72

Latham by state

Where Latham concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Latham
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.9%
Texas share of Latham's total US births 0.9%

5 of 581 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Latham?
581 babies have been named Latham since 1917. It currently ranks #5464 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 29 births.
When was Latham most popular?
Latham was most popular in the 2010s decade with 201 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Latham most popular?
The top states for the name Latham are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Latham been used?
Latham has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Latham?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lathan, Latrell, Lateef, Latroy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.