Nathan
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #63 for boys in 2025, 4,975 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2004 · 14,634 births
- Debut · boys
- 114 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 54 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 587,497since 1880
Nathan over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #63 | 4,975 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #62 | 5,029 |
| 2023 | — | #59 | 5,073 | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | #57 | 5,544 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #59 | 5,432 |
| 2020 | — | #55 | 5,702 | |
| 2019 | — | #55 | 6,090 | |
| 2018 | #9,806 | 10 | #48 | 6,850 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #45 | 7,442 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #43 | 8,000 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #38 | 8,600 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #38 | 8,997 |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | #31 | 9,721 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #29 | 10,431 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #28 | 10,523 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #27 | 11,380 |
| 2009 | #7,341 | 17 | #25 | 12,135 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 | #21 | 13,262 |
| 2007 | #7,092 | 18 | #24 | 13,605 |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | #23 | 14,278 |
| 2005 | #4,267 | 32 | #20 | 14,365 |
| 2004 | #2,652 | 62 | #20 | 14,634 |
| 2003 | #4,804 | 26 | #26 | 13,667 |
| 2002 | #4,280 | 29 | #28 | 13,224 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | #31 | 12,647 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #30 | 13,040 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #32 | 12,538 |
| 1998 | #9,260 | 9 | #34 | 11,586 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #34 | 10,442 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #37 | 10,287 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #39 | 10,306 |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | #40 | 10,386 |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 | #41 | 10,199 |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | #44 | 10,154 |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | #42 | 10,500 |
| 1990 | #4,003 | 25 | #44 | 10,934 |
| 1989 | #2,618 | 43 | #43 | 10,904 |
| 1988 | #2,447 | 44 | #44 | 10,154 |
| 1987 | #1,860 | 62 | #45 | 9,910 |
| 1986 | #1,802 | 63 | #43 | 9,996 |
| 1985 | #1,424 | 89 | #40 | 10,653 |
| 1984 | #1,550 | 73 | #38 | 10,614 |
| 1983 | #1,379 | 86 | #40 | 10,557 |
| 1982 | #1,653 | 69 | #36 | 10,805 |
| 1981 | #1,663 | 69 | #36 | 11,256 |
| 1980 | #1,552 | 75 | #36 | 11,138 |
| 1979 | #1,731 | 63 | #37 | 10,719 |
| 1978 | #1,765 | 58 | #36 | 9,890 |
| 1977 | #2,063 | 46 | #36 | 9,886 |
| 1976 | #1,996 | 44 | #39 | 8,611 |
| 1975 | #2,232 | 37 | #45 | 7,069 |
| 1974 | #2,616 | 28 | #52 | 5,844 |
| 1973 | #2,830 | 24 | #63 | 4,734 |
| 1972 | #2,747 | 25 | #79 | 3,512 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #104 | 3,047 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #130 | 2,545 |
| 1969 | #4,198 | 12 | #154 | 1,908 |
| 1968 | #3,789 | 13 | #163 | 1,654 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #180 | 1,432 |
| 1966 | — | #179 | 1,422 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #181 | 1,417 |
| 1964 | — | #188 | 1,500 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #194 | 1,540 |
| 1962 | — | #198 | 1,532 | |
| 1961 | #4,882 | 8 | #199 | 1,489 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #190 | 1,630 |
| 1959 | #4,300 | 9 | #207 | 1,378 |
| 1958 | #3,747 | 11 | #214 | 1,237 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #215 | 1,225 |
| 1956 | — | #222 | 1,099 | |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #232 | 950 |
| 1954 | — | #225 | 959 | |
| 1953 | — | #237 | 806 | |
| 1952 | — | #229 | 851 | |
| 1951 | — | #222 | 870 | |
| 1950 | — | #243 | 751 | |
| 1949 | — | #251 | 660 | |
| 1948 | — | #263 | 620 | |
| 1947 | — | #273 | 617 | |
| 1946 | — | #271 | 557 | |
| 1945 | — | #267 | 488 | |
| 1944 | — | #262 | 507 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #244 | 581 |
| 1942 | — | #253 | 523 | |
| 1941 | — | #243 | 527 | |
| 1940 | — | #243 | 497 | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | #246 | 468 |
| 1938 | — | #232 | 515 | |
| 1937 | — | #258 | 434 | |
| 1936 | — | #243 | 464 | |
| 1935 | — | #248 | 468 | |
| 1934 | — | #245 | 469 | |
| 1933 | — | #259 | 413 | |
| 1932 | — | #243 | 486 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #258 | 442 |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #234 | 540 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #239 | 513 |
| 1928 | — | #235 | 548 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #210 | 636 |
| 1926 | — | #206 | 669 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #219 | 615 |
| 1924 | — | #204 | 680 | |
| 1923 | — | #187 | 739 | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #185 | 749 |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #186 | 751 |
| 1920 | — | #172 | 815 | |
| 1919 | — | #156 | 849 | |
| 1918 | — | #150 | 945 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #148 | 881 |
| 1916 | — | #143 | 904 | |
| 1915 | #3,795 | 6 | #139 | 916 |
| 1914 | — | #124 | 848 | |
| 1913 | — | #127 | 615 | |
| 1912 | — | #120 | 581 | |
| 1911 | — | #108 | 348 | |
| 1910 | — | #135 | 245 | |
| 1909 | — | #128 | 209 | |
| 1908 | — | #137 | 178 | |
| 1907 | — | #136 | 176 | |
| 1906 | — | #139 | 148 | |
| 1905 | — | #130 | 168 | |
| 1904 | — | #148 | 131 | |
| 1903 | — | #128 | 146 | |
| 1902 | — | #135 | 143 | |
| 1901 | — | #127 | 131 | |
| 1900 | — | #125 | 186 | |
| 1899 | — | #141 | 112 | |
| 1898 | — | #166 | 99 | |
| 1897 | — | #119 | 139 | |
| 1896 | — | #150 | 110 | |
| 1895 | — | #136 | 119 | |
| 1894 | — | #125 | 127 | |
| 1893 | — | #131 | 114 | |
| 1892 | — | #118 | 144 | |
| 1891 | — | #130 | 106 | |
| 1890 | — | #130 | 110 | |
| 1889 | — | #116 | 121 | |
| 1888 | — | #123 | 129 | |
| 1887 | — | #124 | 106 | |
| 1886 | — | #114 | 136 | |
| 1885 | — | #132 | 103 | |
| 1884 | — | #140 | 100 | |
| 1883 | — | #132 | 93 | |
| 1882 | — | #124 | 113 | |
| 1881 | — | #136 | 91 | |
| 1880 | — | #115 | 114 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nathan was already there! It came in at #115, and was given to 114 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1891, when fewer than 140 boys a year got the name.
Where Nathan is popular in 1973
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#23 · 1 in 80
- Vermont#29 · 1 in 92
- Idaho#29 · 1 in 110
- Alaska#30 · 1 in 98
- Oregon#30 · 1 in 110
Best ever in a state: #7 in Utah, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #23 | 160 | 1 in 80 |
| Idaho | #29 | 54 | 1 in 110 |
| Vermont | #29 | 29 | 1 in 92 |
| Alaska | #30 | 25 | 1 in 98 |
| Oregon | #30 | 130 | 1 in 110 |
| Minnesota | #35 | 210 | 1 in 122 |
| Hawaii | #36 | 42 | 1 in 140 |
| New Hampshire | #38 | 40 | 1 in 122 |
| Colorado | #39 | 114 | 1 in 159 |
| Iowa | #39 | 124 | 1 in 146 |
| Montana | #39 | 32 | 1 in 146 |
| Wyoming | #40 | 17 | 1 in 133 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 29 | 1 in 153 |
| Washington | #43 | 136 | 1 in 158 |
| Nebraska | #48 | 54 | 1 in 193 |
| South Dakota | #48 | 26 | 1 in 169 |
| Wisconsin | #49 | 138 | 1 in 213 |
| Indiana | #53 | 183 | 1 in 217 |
| Michigan | #54 | 239 | 1 in 275 |
| Missouri | #55 | 128 | 1 in 258 |
| Maine | #56 | 32 | 1 in 218 |
| California | #58 | 540 | 1 in 267 |
| New Mexico | #58 | 37 | 1 in 238 |
| Arizona | #59 | 69 | 1 in 249 |
| Kansas | #59 | 50 | 1 in 276 |
| Ohio | #59 | 247 | 1 in 312 |
| Pennsylvania | #62 | 205 | 1 in 361 |
| Nevada | #64 | 11 | 1 in 301 |
| Oklahoma | #64 | 65 | 1 in 279 |
| Massachusetts | #68 | 84 | 1 in 420 |
| West Virginia | #68 | 39 | 1 in 334 |
| Virginia | #71 | 78 | 1 in 405 |
| Tennessee | #76 | 88 | 1 in 356 |
| Illinois | #78 | 186 | 1 in 420 |
| Rhode Island | #82 | 11 | 1 in 509 |
| Arkansas | #83 | 44 | 1 in 341 |
| Kentucky | #83 | 63 | 1 in 409 |
| Maryland | #84 | 46 | 1 in 468 |
| North Carolina | #84 | 95 | 1 in 415 |
| District of Columbia | #86 | 21 | 1 in 397 |
| Connecticut | #93 | 30 | 1 in 558 |
| Texas | #99 | 255 | 1 in 411 |
| Georgia | #100 | 83 | 1 in 471 |
| Delaware | #101 | 6 | 1 in 561 |
| Alabama | #107 | 54 | 1 in 493 |
| Louisiana | #109 | 61 | 1 in 487 |
| Florida | #110 | 85 | 1 in 582 |
| South Carolina | #110 | 40 | 1 in 533 |
| New York | #136 | 135 | 1 in 847 |
| Mississippi | #140 | 28 | 1 in 677 |
| New Jersey | #173 | 36 | 1 in 1,200 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nathan
- 1 spot since 2024 (#62 → #63)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#55 → #63)
- 25 spots since 2015 (#38 → #63)
- Biggest jump: 31 spots in 1897 (#150 → #119)
- Biggest drop: 47 spots in 1898 (#119 → #166)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2004 at #20 (14,634 births)
- Births halved by 2018, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 54 yrs · run 1972–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 136 boys born in 2004 were named Nathan (0.74%)
- Latest: 1 in 343 boys born in 2025 (0.29%)
- 23.0% of all boys named Nathan (134,857) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,106 | #114 (1886) | #126 |
| 1890s | 1,180 | #118 (1892) | #135 |
| 1900s | 1,616 | #125 (1900) | #133 |
| 1910s | 7,132 | #108 (1911) | #135 |
| 1920s | 6,715 | #172 (1920) | #204 |
| 1930s | 4,699 | #232 (1938) | #247 |
| 1940s | 5,577 | #243 (1941) | #257 |
| 1950s | 10,126 | #207 (1959) | #225 |
| 1960s | 15,524 | #154 (1969) | #183 |
| 1970s | 65,857 | #36 (1978) | #62 |
| 1980s | 105,987 | #36 (1981) | #40 |
| 1990s | 107,332 | #32 (1999) | #39 |
| 2000s | 134,857 | #20 (2004) | #25 |
| 2010s | 88,034 | #27 (2010) | #38 |
| 2020s | 31,755 | #55 (2020) | #59 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nathan in 1973
Top girls' names in 1973
Top boys' names in 1973
More about 1973
girls
1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 60,759 of them was named Nathan, which outranked 71.2% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,753Trixie25
- #2,753Tywanna25
- #2,753Yevette25
- #2,830Nathan24
- #2,830Analia24
- #2,830Anette24
- #2,830Argelia24
- #2,914Aime23
- #2,914Alea23
- #2,914Aline23
Tied with 83 names at #2,830; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 329 of them was named Nathan, which outranked 98.9% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
- ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
- ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
- ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
- ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.