Boys' name · since 1992
Lathen
Lathen has 421 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,609 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lathen is the #12609 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 421 recorded since 1992.
Lathen has 421 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12609 as of the latest data, more common than 9% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #8,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,609 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 421 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lathen ranks #8,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,609 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 421 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,762 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,609 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Lathen's 421 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lathen compares
421 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Lathen's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lathen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 421 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lathen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lathen's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lathen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Lathen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Lathen's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lathen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (42% of all-time use).
Lathen by state
Where Lathen concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.4% |
10 of 421 births nationwide.
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- Lathen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (178 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Lathens (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lathen: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Lathen 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.