Given name
Leathan
“of the river”
Leathan is used as a given name. One Scottish interpretation is “of the river.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “of the river.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Leathan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Leathan’s family of names
Leathan has a related form in Leith. Leathan has a related form in Leathen. Leathan has a related form in Leethan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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