Data through 2025

Nathan name popularity in the United States

Nathan ranked #63 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 4,975 boys named Nathan.

Rank#63

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded4,975

SSA

Peak year2004

14,634 recorded

Five-year change-12.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Nathan for boys and girls

Girls

5

0.1% in 2025 · data from 1915 to 2025

Boys

4,975

99.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Nathan in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys4,975#63
2025girls5#14942
2024boys5,029#62
2024girls8#11122
2023boys5,073#59
2022boys5,544#57
2022girls6#13592
2021boys5,432#59
2021girls6#13464
2020boys5,702#55
2019boys6,090#55
2018boys6,850#48
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys4,975#63
2025girls5#14942
2024boys5,029#62
2024girls8#11122
2023boys5,073#59
2022boys5,544#57
2022girls6#13592
2021boys5,432#59
2021girls6#13464
2020boys5,702#55
2019boys6,090#55
2018boys6,850#48
2018girls10#9806
2017boys7,442#45
2017girls8#11615
2016boys8,000#43
2016girls6#14331
2015boys8,600#38
2015girls9#10866
2014boys8,997#38
2014girls9#10955
2013boys9,721#31
2013girls9#11000
2012boys10,431#29
2012girls16#7456
2011boys10,523#28
2011girls11#9723
2010boys11,380#27
2010girls9#11246
2009boys12,135#25
2009girls17#7341
2008boys13,262#21
2008girls14#8529
2007boys13,605#24
2007girls18#7092
2006boys14,278#23
2006girls22#5906
2005boys14,365#20
2005girls32#4267
2004boys14,634#20
2004girls62#2652
2003boys13,667#26
2003girls26#4804
2002boys13,224#28
2002girls29#4280
2001boys12,647#31
2001girls18#6067
2000boys13,040#30
2000girls15#6808
1999boys12,538#32
1999girls19#5424
1998boys11,586#34
1998girls9#9260
1997boys10,442#34
1997girls15#6163
1996boys10,287#37
1996girls24#4306
1995boys10,306#39
1995girls19#5019
1994boys10,386#40
1994girls34#3302
1993boys10,199#41
1993girls27#3877
1992boys10,154#44
1992girls20#4849
1991boys10,500#42
1991girls28#3722
1990boys10,934#44
1990girls25#4003
1989boys10,904#43
1989girls43#2618
1988boys10,154#44
1988girls44#2447
1987boys9,910#45
1987girls62#1860
1986boys9,996#43
1986girls63#1802
1985boys10,653#40
1985girls89#1424
1984boys10,614#38
1984girls73#1550
1983boys10,557#40
1983girls86#1379
1982boys10,805#36
1982girls69#1653
1981boys11,256#36
1981girls69#1663
1980boys11,138#36
1980girls75#1552
1979boys10,719#37
1979girls63#1731
1978boys9,890#36
1978girls58#1765
1977boys9,886#36
1977girls46#2063
1976boys8,611#39
1976girls44#1996
1975boys7,069#45
1975girls37#2232
1974boys5,844#52
1974girls28#2616
1973boys4,734#63
1973girls24#2830
1972boys3,512#79
1972girls25#2747
1971boys3,047#104
1971girls18#3508
1970boys2,545#130
1970girls12#4492
1969boys1,908#154
1969girls12#4198
1968boys1,654#163
1968girls13#3789
1967boys1,432#180
1967girls7#5457
1966boys1,422#179
1965boys1,417#181
1965girls8#4831
1964boys1,500#188
1963boys1,540#194
1963girls5#6592
1962boys1,532#198
1961boys1,489#199
1961girls8#4882
1960boys1,630#190
1960girls7#5168
1959boys1,378#207
1959girls9#4300
1958boys1,237#214
1958girls11#3747
1957boys1,225#215
1957girls5#6086
1956boys1,099#222
1955boys950#232
1955girls6#5208
1954boys959#225
1953boys806#237
1952boys851#229
1951boys870#222
1950boys751#243
1949boys660#251
1948boys620#263
1947boys617#273
1946boys557#271
1945boys488#267
1944boys507#262
1943boys581#244
1943girls5#4691
1942boys523#253
1941boys527#243
1940boys497#243
1939boys468#246
1939girls7#3429
1938boys515#232
1937boys434#258
1936boys464#243
1935boys468#248
1934boys469#245
1933boys413#259
1932boys486#243
1931boys442#258
1931girls7#3497
1930boys540#234
1930girls6#4047
1929boys513#239
1929girls9#3137
1928boys548#235
1927boys636#210
1927girls7#3875
1926boys669#206
1925boys615#219
1925girls5#4973
1924boys680#204
1923boys739#187
1922boys749#185
1922girls5#5009
1921boys751#186
1921girls7#4023
1920boys815#172
1919boys849#156
1918boys945#150
1917boys881#148
1917girls6#4083
1916boys904#143
1915boys916#139
1915girls6#3795
1914boys848#124
1913boys615#127
1912boys581#120
1911boys348#108
1910boys245#135
1909boys209#128
1908boys178#137
1907boys176#136
1906boys148#139
1905boys168#130
1904boys131#148
1903boys146#128
1902boys143#135
1901boys131#127
1900boys186#125
1899boys112#141
1898boys99#166
1897boys139#119
1896boys110#150
1895boys119#136
1894boys127#125
1893boys114#131
1892boys144#118
1891boys106#130
1890boys110#130
1889boys121#116
1888boys129#123
1887boys106#124
1886boys136#114
1885boys103#132
1884boys100#140
1883boys93#132
1882boys113#124
1881boys91#136
1880boys114#115

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Nathan’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-42.2%
Change since peak-66.0%