Nathan

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Nathan is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 584,253 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 582,484 as boys and 1,769 as girls. Nathan gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2004 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #107 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 5,018
2023 5,066
2022 5,545
2021 5,437
2020 5,700
2019 6,087
2018 6,860
2017 7,449
2016 8,006
2015 8,608
2014 9,004
2013 9,730
2012 10,447
2011 10,533
2010 11,387
2009 12,152
2008 13,276
2007 13,622
2006 14,300
2005 14,396
2004 14,695
2003 13,693
2002 13,254
2001 12,665
2000 13,054
1999 12,556
1998 11,595
1997 10,458
1996 10,309
1995 10,325
1994 10,415
1993 10,224
1992 10,170
1991 10,526
1990 10,961
1989 10,950
1988 10,198
1987 9,972
1986 10,059
1985 10,741
1984 10,686
1983 10,644
1982 10,875
1981 11,327
1980 11,215
1979 10,784
1978 9,950
1977 9,934
1976 8,653
1975 7,106
1974 5,874
1973 4,759
1972 3,539
1971 3,066
1970 2,558
1969 1,920
1968 1,668
1967 1,439
1966 1,423
1965 1,426
1964 1,499
1963 1,546
1962 1,532
1961 1,499
1960 1,635
1959 1,387
1958 1,248
1957 1,230
1956 1,099
1955 956
1954 959
1953 806
1952 851
1951 870
1950 752
1949 660
1948 620
1947 617
1946 557
1945 488
1944 507
1943 586
1942 523
1941 527
1940 497
1939 474
1938 516
1937 434
1936 464
1935 468
1934 469
1933 413
1932 486
1931 449
1930 546
1929 522
1928 548
1927 643
1926 669
1925 620
1924 680
1923 739
1922 754
1921 758
1920 815
1919 849
1918 945
1917 887
1916 904
1915 922
1914 848
1913 615
1912 581
1911 348
1910 245
1909 209
1908 178
1907 176
1906 148
1905 168
1904 131
1903 146
1902 143
1901 131
1900 186
1899 112
1898 99
1897 139
1896 110
1895 119
1894 127
1893 114
1892 144
1891 106
1890 110
1889 121
1888 129
1887 106
1886 136
1885 103
1884 100
1883 93
1882 113
1881 91
1880 114