Meaning not yet researched.
Nathan: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 4,975 in 2025. Its best rank was #20 in 2005.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #20 in 2005; #63 in 2025. About 99.8% of babies named Nathan in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#63 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2005, at #20.
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Nathan: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 4,975 boys in 2025. Peak: #20 in 2005 · most boys in one year: 14,634 (2004).
In 2025, 4,975 US boys were named Nathan, making it the 63rd most common boys’ name of the year, down 1 place from #62 in 2024. That is 54 fewer than the 5,029 boys named Nathan in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #20, reached in 2005. The most boys given the name in a single year was 14,634, in 2004. For comparison, it was #38 in 2015 and #243 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Nathan in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 114 babies with the name. In all, 589,271 US babies have been given the name, 0.3% of them girls and 99.6% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 135,110 babies named Nathan.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 60,137 US boys were named Nathan; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 8,000. In 2025 that was about 1 in 343 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Nathan ranked highest in Maryland in 2025, at #31 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 29 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Nate (4,791 babies since 1880), Natan (1,623 babies since 1880) and Nathen (6,146 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Nathon, Nosson and Naythan are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Nat and Nate.
Meaning not yet researched.
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Rare spellings summarised here: Nathon (1,439), Nosson (849), Naythan (813), Nation (499), Nathyn (418), Naithan (290), Nathin (231), Naythen (147), Natane (95), Nathian (94), Naethan (93), Naithen (70), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
Nathan is listed as a nickname for Johnathan, Jonathan, Nathaniel.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 120 | #31 | #27 |
| New Jersey | 199 | #35 | #29 |
| California | 762 | #40 | #14 |
| Connecticut | 69 | #42 | #31 |
| Florida | 394 | #43 | #42 |
| Texas | 683 | #44 | #29 |
| Massachusetts | 123 | #46 | #33 |
| New York | 329 | #48 | #37 |
| Delaware | 17 | #52 | #56 |
| Washington | 120 | #56 | #41 |
| South Carolina | 80 | #56 | #64 |
| Virginia | 142 | #56 | #52 |
| Nevada | 45 | #62 | #30 |
| Pennsylvania | 169 | #67 | #47 |
| Illinois | 155 | #69 | #33 |
| North Carolina | 158 | #73 | #53 |
| Oklahoma | 55 | #75 | #68 |
| Arkansas | 41 | #76 | #126 |
| Arizona | 98 | #81 | #36 |
| South Dakota | 15 | #81 | #142 |
| New Hampshire | 19 | #83 | #76 |
| Wyoming | 6 | #84 | #48 |
| Kentucky | 57 | #88 | #77 |
| Georgia | 129 | #88 | #59 |
| Colorado | 76 | #90 | #46 |
| Tennessee | 93 | #95 | #76 |
| Idaho | 26 | #95 | #79 |
| Nebraska | 26 | #96 | #111 |
| Indiana | 78 | #98 | #81 |
| Minnesota | 61 | #104 | #75 |
| New Mexico | 19 | #105 | #44 |
| Alabama | 49 | #107 | #78 |
| Ohio | 122 | #109 | #73 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | #110 | #43 |
| Wisconsin | 54 | #112 | #71 |
| Louisiana | 45 | #116 | #74 |
| Utah | 44 | #122 | #69 |
| Iowa | 33 | #123 | #125 |
| Montana | 11 | #123 | #87 |
| Oregon | 32 | #131 | #69 |
| Missouri | 53 | #138 | #117 |
| Michigan | 72 | #141 | #71 |
| Hawaii | 8 | #144 | #49 |
| Kansas | 25 | #157 | #68 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | #157 | #27 |
| Maine | 8 | #164 | #68 |
| Mississippi | 19 | #170 | #79 |
| West Virginia | 8 | #244 | #124 |
| North Dakota | 5 | #253 | #174 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #16,565 | 4,975 | #63 |
| 2024 | 8 | #11,851 | 5,029 | #62 |
| 2023 | — | — | 5,073 | #59 |
| 2022 | 6 | #14,803 | 5,544 | #57 |
| 2021 | 6 | #14,745 | 5,432 | #59 |
| 2020 | — | — | 5,702 | #55 |
| 2019 | — | — | 6,090 | #55 |
| 2018 | 10 | #10,348 | 6,850 | #48 |
| 2017 | 8 | #12,424 | 7,442 | #45 |
| 2016 | 6 | #15,671 | 8,000 | #43 |
| 2015 | 9 | #11,582 | 8,600 | #38 |
| 2014 | 9 | #11,678 | 8,997 | #38 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11,699 | 9,721 | #31 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,703 | 10,431 | #29 |
| 2011 | 11 | #10,212 | 10,523 | #28 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,982 | 11,380 | #27 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7,593 | 12,135 | #25 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,846 | 13,262 | #21 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,318 | 13,605 | #24 |
| 2006 | 22 | #6,072 | 14,278 | #23 |
| 2005 | 32 | #4,342 | 14,365 | #20 |
| 2004 | 62 | #2,670 | 14,634 | #20 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,902 | 13,667 | #26 |
| 2002 | 29 | #4,355 | 13,224 | #28 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6,236 | 12,647 | #31 |
| 2000 | 15 | #7,051 | 13,040 | #30 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,590 | 12,538 | #32 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,868 | 11,586 | #34 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,402 | 10,442 | #34 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,418 | 10,287 | #37 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,167 | 10,306 | #39 |
| 1994 | 34 | #3,354 | 10,386 | #40 |
| 1993 | 27 | #3,959 | 10,199 | #41 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,983 | 10,154 | #44 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,786 | 10,500 | #42 |
| 1990 | 25 | #4,082 | 10,934 | #44 |
| 1989 | 43 | #2,640 | 10,904 | #43 |
| 1988 | 44 | #2,478 | 10,154 | #44 |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,873 | 9,910 | #45 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,809 | 9,996 | #43 |
| 1985 | 89 | #1,426 | 10,653 | #40 |
| 1984 | 73 | #1,561 | 10,614 | #38 |
| 1983 | 86 | #1,386 | 10,557 | #40 |
| 1982 | 69 | #1,668 | 10,805 | #36 |
| 1981 | 69 | #1,672 | 11,256 | #36 |
| 1980 | 75 | #1,565 | 11,138 | #36 |
| 1979 | 63 | #1,749 | 10,719 | #37 |
| 1978 | 58 | #1,778 | 9,890 | #36 |
| 1977 | 46 | #2,083 | 9,886 | #36 |
| 1976 | 44 | #2,019 | 8,611 | #39 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,265 | 7,069 | #45 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,662 | 5,844 | #52 |
| 1973 | 24 | #2,885 | 4,734 | #63 |
| 1972 | 25 | #2,803 | 3,512 | #79 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,609 | 3,047 | #104 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,680 | 2,545 | #130 |
| 1969 | 12 | #4,350 | 1,908 | #154 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,935 | 1,654 | #163 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,871 | 1,432 | #180 |
| 1966 | — | — | 1,422 | #179 |
| 1965 | 8 | #5,157 | 1,417 | #182 |
| 1964 | — | — | 1,500 | #188 |
| 1963 | 5 | #7,319 | 1,540 | #194 |
| 1962 | — | — | 1,532 | #198 |
| 1961 | 8 | #5,165 | 1,489 | #199 |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,541 | 1,630 | #190 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,534 | 1,378 | #207 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,869 | 1,237 | #214 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,762 | 1,225 | #215 |
| 1956 | — | — | 1,099 | #223 |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,657 | 950 | #232 |
| 1954 | — | — | 959 | #225 |
| 1953 | — | — | 806 | #237 |
| 1952 | — | — | 851 | #229 |
| 1951 | — | — | 870 | #222 |
| 1950 | — | — | 751 | #243 |
| 1949 | — | — | 660 | #251 |
| 1948 | — | — | 620 | #263 |
| 1947 | — | — | 617 | #273 |
| 1946 | — | — | 557 | #271 |
| 1945 | — | — | 488 | #267 |
| 1944 | — | — | 507 | #262 |
| 1943 | 5 | #5,165 | 581 | #244 |
| 1942 | — | — | 523 | #253 |
| 1941 | — | — | 527 | #243 |
| 1940 | — | — | 497 | #243 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,689 | 468 | #246 |
| 1938 | — | — | 515 | #233 |
| 1937 | — | — | 434 | #258 |
| 1936 | — | — | 464 | #243 |
| 1935 | — | — | 468 | #248 |
| 1934 | — | — | 469 | #245 |
| 1933 | — | — | 413 | #259 |
| 1932 | — | — | 486 | #243 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,753 | 442 | #258 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,408 | 540 | #234 |
| 1929 | 9 | #3,314 | 513 | #239 |
| 1928 | — | — | 548 | #236 |
| 1927 | 7 | #4,163 | 636 | #210 |
| 1926 | — | — | 669 | #206 |
| 1925 | 5 | #5,550 | 615 | #219 |
| 1924 | — | — | 680 | #204 |
| 1923 | — | — | 739 | #187 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,566 | 749 | #185 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,326 | 751 | #186 |
| 1920 | — | — | 815 | #172 |
| 1919 | — | — | 849 | #156 |
| 1918 | — | — | 945 | #150 |
| 1917 | 6 | #4,454 | 881 | #148 |
| 1916 | — | — | 904 | #143 |
| 1915 | 6 | #4,109 | 916 | #139 |
| 1914 | — | — | 848 | #124 |
| 1913 | — | — | 615 | #127 |
| 1912 | — | — | 581 | #120 |
| 1911 | — | — | 348 | #109 |
| 1910 | — | — | 245 | #135 |
| 1909 | — | — | 209 | #130 |
| 1908 | — | — | 178 | #137 |
| 1907 | — | — | 176 | #136 |
| 1906 | — | — | 148 | #139 |
| 1905 | — | — | 168 | #131 |
| 1904 | — | — | 131 | #148 |
| 1903 | — | — | 146 | #128 |
| 1902 | — | — | 143 | #136 |
| 1901 | — | — | 131 | #128 |
| 1900 | — | — | 186 | #126 |
| 1899 | — | — | 112 | #141 |
| 1898 | — | — | 99 | #167 |
| 1897 | — | — | 139 | #119 |
| 1896 | — | — | 110 | #152 |
| 1895 | — | — | 119 | #136 |
| 1894 | — | — | 127 | #126 |
| 1893 | — | — | 114 | #132 |
| 1892 | — | — | 144 | #118 |
| 1891 | — | — | 106 | #131 |
| 1890 | — | — | 110 | #130 |
| 1889 | — | — | 121 | #117 |
| 1888 | — | — | 129 | #124 |
| 1887 | — | — | 106 | #125 |
| 1886 | — | — | 136 | #115 |
| 1885 | — | — | 103 | #132 |
| 1884 | — | — | 100 | #141 |
| 1883 | — | — | 93 | #132 |
| 1882 | — | — | 113 | #124 |
| 1881 | — | — | 91 | #136 |
| 1880 | — | — | 114 | #115 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).