How Many People Are Named Lathon?
An estimated 95 people in the United States have the first name Lathon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Lathon peaked in popularity in 1997 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lathon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lathon paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lathon is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
95
About 1 in 3,607,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
1997
8 births
Total Registered
96
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lathon
Lathon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 96 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lathon as a male name
Ranked #9,409 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Lathon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lathon span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 34 babies were registered. Lathon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lathon by Decade
How has Lathon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lathon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lathon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lathon
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lathon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lathon?
We estimate approximately 95 people named Lathon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,607,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Lathon a common name?
Lathon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 96 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lathon most popular?
Lathon reached peak popularity in 1997, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lathon is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lathon a male name?
Lathon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lathon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lathon Smith, Lathon Johnson, Lathon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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