Platon
How to say it: pluh-TAHN · /pləˈtɑn/
From Greek 'platus' meaning 'broad, wide' - form of Plato used in Russia and Eastern Europe.
Platon was the 8,409th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 8 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 8% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #12,760 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #8,409 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 8 |
| Share of births | 1 in 414,417 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | +8% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #12,760 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Platon is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Platon is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German, Greek, Russian, Spanish.
Famous people named Platon
- Platon Zubov (1767–1822)Lover of Catherine the Great
- Platon Oyunsky (1893–1939)Sakha Soviet writer, linguist, statesman
- Platon Lebedev (born 1956)Russian businessman
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