US rank #7129 Boys' name Peak 2014 189 births

Platon — #7129 US boys' name

189 babies named Platon in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s1392020s50
#7129
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 50% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Platon was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

23 babies were named Platon in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Platon

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Platon between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Platon currently holds the #7129 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Platon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Platon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Platon in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Platon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 189 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Platon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2014

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,129

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Platon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
23
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
0510152025 20242022202020182016201420122010 5

Platon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
139 births that decade — 74% of Platon's all-time total
2010s1392020s50

Platon by state

Where Platon concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Platon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
61 32.3%
#2 California
5 2.6%
Florida share of Platon's total US births 32.3%
Even split

61 of 189 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Platon?
189 babies have been named Platon since 2010. It currently ranks #7129 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 23 births.
When was Platon most popular?
Platon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Platon most popular?
The top states for the name Platon are Florida (61 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Platon been used?
Platon has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Platon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Placido, Plato, Placide, Platt, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.