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Lathan
OriginEnglish surname or place name
About Lathan
Lathan is a surname recorded as relating to the towns of Layton or Latham and meaning, depending on its derivation, barn or leek farm or farm by the water. As a first name, it's reminiscent of the popular Nathan.
Pronounced LAY-thun.
As of October 2026, Lathan ranked #2700 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #933 in 2011.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,085 | 178 | 92.7 |
| 2015 | #1,151 | 164 | 85.6 |
| 2016 | #1,127 | 172 | 90.6 |
| 2017 | #1,418 | 123 | 66.5 |
| 2018 | #1,372 | 129 | 71 |
| 2019 | #1,732 | 91 | 50.7 |
| 2020 | #1,701 | 92 | 53.3 |
| 2021 | #1,897 | 81 | 46.3 |
| 2022 | #1,897 | 83 | 47.5 |
| 2023 | #2,304 | 61 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | #2,195 | 66 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | #2,700 | 48 | 28.1 |
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Lathan on lists
Famous Lathans
- Lathan Williams aka Young Lay
American rapper
- Lathan Toland
American actor
- Lathan Moses Echols
aka Lil Mosey, American rapper
Lathan in pop culture
- Lathan Devers
character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation series
- Lathan's Gold
Dungeons & Dragons adventure module
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