Boys' name · since 2009

Leathan

Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Leathan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#31,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

15 boys have been named Leathan since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Leathan has 15 recorded births among boys since 2009, 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 2009 to 2012.

  • #31,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leathan ranks #31,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#31,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Leathan's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% 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.

Leathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Leathan's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded.

Leathan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2009)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 200920112012 5

Leathan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

2010s was Leathan's strongest decade.

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

Leathan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 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 Leathan?
Leathan has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #31,487 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 5 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Leathan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Leathan ranks #31,487 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 Leathan most popular?
Leathan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Leathan been used?
Records for Leathan go back to 2009, giving 4 years of history through 2012.
What names are similar to Leathan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Leandro, Leander, Leamon, Leandre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Leathan: 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, 2009–2012 (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 Leathan 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.