Nathan

Given to 589,271 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −16% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14942

recorded as girls

3,820 since 2024

#63

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

4,980

girls 5 · boys 4,975

Peak year

2004

14,634 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

589,271

since 1880

Born a Nathan? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Nathan was most popular in 2004, when 14,634 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,975 babies were named Nathan, ranking #63 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 16%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14942	4,975	63
2024	8	11122	5,029	62
2023	<5	—	5,073	59
2022	6	13592	5,544	57
2021	6	13464	5,432	59
2020	<5	—	5,702	55
2019	<5	—	6,090	55
2018	10	9806	6,850	48
2017	8	11615	7,442	45
2016	6	14331	8,000	43
2015	9	10866	8,600	38
2014	9	10955	8,997	38
2013	9	11000	9,721	31
2012	16	7456	10,431	29
2011	11	9723	10,523	28
2010	9	11246	11,380	27
2009	17	7341	12,135	25
2008	14	8529	13,262	21
2007	18	7092	13,605	24
2006	22	5906	14,278	23
2005	32	4267	14,365	20
2004	62	2652	14,634	20
2003	26	4804	13,667	26
2002	29	4280	13,224	28
2001	18	6067	12,647	31
2000	15	6808	13,040	30
1999	19	5424	12,538	32
1998	9	9260	11,586	34
1997	15	6163	10,442	34
1996	24	4306	10,287	37
1995	19	5019	10,306	39
1994	34	3302	10,386	40
1993	27	3877	10,199	41
1992	20	4849	10,154	44
1991	28	3722	10,500	42
1990	25	4003	10,934	44
1989	43	2618	10,904	43
1988	44	2447	10,154	44
1987	62	1860	9,910	45
1986	63	1802	9,996	43
1985	89	1424	10,653	40
1984	73	1550	10,614	38
1983	86	1379	10,557	40
1982	69	1653	10,805	36
1981	69	1663	11,256	36
1980	75	1552	11,138	36
1979	63	1731	10,719	37
1978	58	1765	9,890	36
1977	46	2063	9,886	36
1976	44	1996	8,611	39
1975	37	2232	7,069	45
1974	28	2616	5,844	52
1973	24	2830	4,734	63
1972	25	2747	3,512	79
1971	18	3508	3,047	104
1970	12	4492	2,545	130
1969	12	4198	1,908	154
1968	13	3789	1,654	163
1967	7	5457	1,432	180
1966	<5	—	1,422	179
1965	8	4831	1,417	181
1964	<5	—	1,500	188
1963	5	6592	1,540	194
1962	<5	—	1,532	198
1961	8	4882	1,489	199
1960	7	5168	1,630	190
1959	9	4300	1,378	207
1958	11	3747	1,237	214
1957	5	6086	1,225	215
1956	<5	—	1,099	222
1955	6	5208	950	232
1954	<5	—	959	225
1953	<5	—	806	237
1952	<5	—	851	229
1951	<5	—	870	222
1950	<5	—	751	243
1949	<5	—	660	251
1948	<5	—	620	263
1947	<5	—	617	273
1946	<5	—	557	271
1945	<5	—	488	267
1944	<5	—	507	262
1943	5	4691	581	244
1942	<5	—	523	253
1941	<5	—	527	243
1940	<5	—	497	243
1939	7	3429	468	246
1938	<5	—	515	232
1937	<5	—	434	258
1936	<5	—	464	243
1935	<5	—	468	248
1934	<5	—	469	245
1933	<5	—	413	259
1932	<5	—	486	243
1931	7	3497	442	258
1930	6	4047	540	234
1929	9	3137	513	239
1928	<5	—	548	235
1927	7	3875	636	210
1926	<5	—	669	206
1925	5	4973	615	219
1924	<5	—	680	204
1923	<5	—	739	187
1922	5	5009	749	185
1921	7	4023	751	186
1920	<5	—	815	172
1919	<5	—	849	156
1918	<5	—	945	150
1917	6	4083	881	148
1916	<5	—	904	143
1915	6	3795	916	139
1914	<5	—	848	124
1913	<5	—	615	127
1912	<5	—	581	120
1911	<5	—	348	108
1910	<5	—	245	135
1909	<5	—	209	128
1908	<5	—	178	137
1907	<5	—	176	136
1906	<5	—	148	139
1905	<5	—	168	130
1904	<5	—	131	148
1903	<5	—	146	128
1902	<5	—	143	135
1901	<5	—	131	127
1900	<5	—	186	125
1899	<5	—	112	141
1898	<5	—	99	166
1897	<5	—	139	119
1896	<5	—	110	150
1895	<5	—	119	136
1894	<5	—	127	125
1893	<5	—	114	131
1892	<5	—	144	118
1891	<5	—	106	130
1890	<5	—	110	130
1889	<5	—	121	116
1888	<5	—	129	123
1887	<5	—	106	124
1886	<5	—	136	114
1885	<5	—	103	132
1884	<5	—	100	140
1883	<5	—	93	132
1882	<5	—	113	124
1881	<5	—	91	136
1880	<5	—	114	115