Boys' name · since 1915

Laton

32 babies named Laton in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,432 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 1915
1970s
peak decade

Laton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 32 recorded since 1915.

Laton has 32 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2010.

  • #25,432 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 32 born since 1915
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laton ranks #25,432 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 32 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.

#25,432 of 45,481
all-time among boys
32
born since 1915
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Laton's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% 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.

Laton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Laton's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Laton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1976)
6
Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
4.555.566.5 191519291976198119952010 5

Laton by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (6 births, 19% of the file).

1970s was Laton's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.

Laton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (19% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laton? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 32 babies named Laton. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,432 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 1976, with 6 births.
Where does Laton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Laton ranks #25,432 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 Laton most popular? ▼
Laton was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Laton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Laton since 1915 -- 96 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Laton? ▼
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.

What to do with Laton's data

  • Laton's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Laton

Nearby Names Like Laton

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

Lathan Boy
#2679 4,289 births
Latrell Boy
#3609 3,839 births
Lateef Boy
891 births
Latroy Boy
865 births
Latham Boy
#6495 594 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Sellers
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Warne
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Kingdon
32 births · Peak 1923
Bervin
32 births · Peak 1958

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Laton: 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, 1915–2010 (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 Laton 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.