Given name & surname
Platon
“one who has broad shoulders”
Platon is a variant of Plato. One Greek interpretation is “one who has broad shoulders.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Platon is a variant of Plato. One Greek interpretation is “one who has broad shoulders.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Platon is a variant of Plato. An origin associated with Plato is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Platon developed from Πλάτων.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2010. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Platon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 197
- 197 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,484 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,484 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 23 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 205 as a first name in 2020; 533 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Platon’s family of names
In English usage, Platon developed from the Ancient Greek form Πλάτων. Platon has a related form in Plato. In French usage, Platon has a conventional equivalent in the English form Plato.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Platon has relatives in 17 languages.
6 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Platon
- Plato4th-century BCE Greek philosopher428 BC–348 BC
- Platon ZubovLover of Catherine the Great1767–1822
- Platon OyunskySakha Soviet writer, linguist, statesman (1893-1939)
- Plato of BactriaBactrian king200 BC–200 BC
- Platon LebedevRussian businessmanborn 1956
- Plato of SakkoudionByzantine saint740–814
- Platon KerzhentsevRussian writer (1881-1940)
- Platon PoretskyRussian mathematician (1846-1907)
- Platon LevshinRussian bishop (1737-1812)
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