Nathan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Nathan is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew verb ื ึธืชึธืŸโ€Ž meaning gave.

From Wikipedia

Nathan first appears in the data in 1969 and has been recorded in 53 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 1,164 babies (rank #10 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nathan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nathan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

32,252
Total babies (all years)
53
Years in the data
1,164
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196980#97
197086#95
1971234#62
1972325#45
1973427#32
1974647#26
1975624#26
1976735#20
1977868#15
1978916#14
1979991#11
19801,012#13
19811,164#10
19821,085#11
19831,029#12
19841,015#13
19851,047#13
19861,043#12
1987964#13
1988967#13
19891,079#12
1990936#15
1991884#15
1992949#14
1993930#18
1994920#16
1995902#14
1996786#21
1997737#19
1998690#23
1999668#21
2000646#21
2001610#24
2002490#28
2003406#35
2004417#33
2005382#38
2006242#41
2007227#40
2008408#36
2009335#48
2010357#42
2011302#51
2012286#59
2013288#56
2014258#72
2015578#84
2016742#66
201791#115
2018195#94
201992#118
202082#117
202478#117