Boys' name · since 1956
Lathaniel
177 babies named Lathaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
177 boys have been named Lathaniel since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lathaniel has 177 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2021.
- #13,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 177 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lathaniel ranks #13,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 177 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 177
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lathaniel's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lathaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lathaniel's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lathaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2021
- Peak year (1998)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Lathaniel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (71 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Lathaniel's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Lathaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 71 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lathaniel's data
- Lathaniel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (71 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lathaniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1956–2021 (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 Lathaniel 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.