Barn; or a variant of Lathan meaning 'gift'
Lathen is a rare surname-turned-given-name. It likely derives from the Old Norse 'hlaða' meaning barn, or may be a modern phonetic variant of the Hebrew name Lathan, which means 'gift'.
About 5 boys were named Lathen in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
