Boys' name · since 2002

Lathyn

Lathyn has 78 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#19,101 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade

Lathyn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 78 recorded since 2002.

Lathyn has 78 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 2002 to 2019.

  • #19,101 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 2002
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lathyn ranks #19,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,101 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 2002
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lathyn's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lathyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lathyn's full recorded timeline at 2011, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lathyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4681012 20022006200820092010201120132014201520162019 8

Lathyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (52 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Lathyn's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Lathyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lathyn? ▼
Lathyn has been given to 78 babies in the U.S. since 2002, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #19,101 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 10 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Lathyn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lathyn ranks #19,101 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lathyn most popular? ▼
Lathyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Lathyn been used? ▼
Lathyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 18 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Lathyn? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Lathyn

Nearby Names Like Lathyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lathyn

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lathyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2019 (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 Lathyn 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.