Trend of the Popularity of Nathan as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 4,975 male babies that were named Nathan in the US, which was 0.29% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Nathan peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2004 with a count of 14,634 babies, which was 0.74% of the total male babies born in the US in 2004.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Nathan, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Nathan.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Nathan in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Nathan in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Nathan from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Nathan as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	11138	0.62
1981	11256	0.63
1982	10805	0.60
1983	10557	0.59
1984	10614	0.59
1985	10653	0.58
1986	9996	0.54
1987	9910	0.53
1988	10154	0.53
1989	10904	0.55
1990	10934	0.53
1991	10500	0.52
1992	10154	0.51
1993	10199	0.52
1994	10386	0.54
1995	10306	0.54
1996	10287	0.54
1997	10442	0.55
1998	11586	0.61
1999	12538	0.65
2000	13040	0.66
2001	12647	0.65
2002	13224	0.68
2003	13667	0.69
2004	14634	0.74
2005	14365	0.72
2006	14278	0.70
2007	13605	0.66
2008	13262	0.65
2009	12135	0.61
2010	11380	0.59
2011	10523	0.55
2012	10431	0.55
2013	9721	0.51
2014	8997	0.47
2015	8600	0.45
2016	8000	0.42
2017	7442	0.40
2018	6850	0.38
2019	6090	0.34
2020	5702	0.33
2021	5432	0.31
2022	5544	0.32
2023	5073	0.30
2024	5029	0.29
2025	4975	0.29