Nathan is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #63 in 2025.
Nathan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #63 among boys (4,975) and #16,565 among girls (5) — overall #105 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,980 | 4,997 | #16,565 | #63 |
| 2024 | 5,037 | 5,064 | #11,851 | #62 |
| 2023 | 5,073 | 5,099 | — | #59 |
| 2022 | 5,550 | 5,586 | #14,803 | #57 |
| 2021 | 5,438 | 5,483 | #14,745 | #59 |
| 2020 | 5,702 | 5,736 | — | #55 |
| 2019 | 6,090 | 6,134 | — | #55 |
| 2018 | 6,860 | 6,905 | #10,348 | #48 |
| 2017 | 7,450 | 7,515 | #12,424 | #45 |
| 2016 | 8,006 | 8,054 | #15,671 | #43 |
| 2015 | 8,609 | 8,660 | #11,582 | #38 |
| 2014 | 9,006 | 9,052 | #11,678 | #38 |
| 2013 | 9,730 | 9,780 | #11,699 | #31 |
| 2012 | 10,447 | 10,502 | #7,703 | #29 |
| 2011 | 10,534 | 10,571 | #10,212 | #28 |
| 2010 | 11,389 | 11,428 | #11,982 | #27 |
| 2009 | 12,152 | 12,191 | #7,593 | #25 |
| 2008 | 13,276 | 13,306 | #8,846 | #21 |
| 2007 | 13,623 | 13,661 | #7,318 | #24 |
| 2006 | 14,300 | 14,331 | #6,072 | #23 |
| 2005 | 14,397 | 14,421 | #4,342 | #20 |
| 2004 | 14,696 | 14,737 | #2,670 | #20 |
| 2003 | 13,693 | 13,729 | #4,902 | #26 |
| 2002 | 13,253 | 13,281 | #4,355 | #28 |
| 2001 | 12,665 | 12,701 | #6,236 | #31 |
| 2000 | 13,055 | 13,087 | #7,051 | #30 |
| 1999 | 12,557 | 12,593 | #5,590 | #32 |
| 1998 | 11,595 | 11,623 | #9,868 | #34 |
| 1997 | 10,457 | — | #6,402 | #34 |
| 1996 | 10,311 | — | #4,418 | #37 |
| 1995 | 10,325 | — | #5,167 | #39 |
| 1994 | 10,420 | — | #3,354 | #40 |
| 1993 | 10,226 | — | #3,959 | #41 |
| 1992 | 10,174 | — | #4,983 | #44 |
| 1991 | 10,528 | — | #3,786 | #42 |
| 1990 | 10,959 | — | #4,082 | #44 |
| 1989 | 10,947 | — | #2,640 | #43 |
| 1988 | 10,198 | — | #2,478 | #44 |
| 1987 | 9,972 | — | #1,873 | #45 |
| 1986 | 10,059 | — | #1,809 | #43 |
| 1985 | 10,742 | — | #1,426 | #40 |
| 1984 | 10,687 | — | #1,561 | #38 |
| 1983 | 10,643 | — | #1,386 | #40 |
| 1982 | 10,874 | — | #1,668 | #36 |
| 1981 | 11,325 | — | #1,672 | #36 |
| 1980 | 11,213 | — | #1,565 | #36 |
| 1979 | 10,782 | — | #1,749 | #37 |
| 1978 | 9,948 | — | #1,778 | #36 |
| 1977 | 9,932 | — | #2,083 | #36 |
| 1976 | 8,655 | — | #2,019 | #39 |
| 1975 | 7,106 | — | #2,265 | #45 |
| 1974 | 5,872 | — | #2,662 | #52 |
| 1973 | 4,758 | — | #2,885 | #63 |
| 1972 | 3,537 | — | #2,803 | #79 |
| 1971 | 3,065 | — | #3,609 | #104 |
| 1970 | 2,557 | — | #4,680 | #130 |
| 1969 | 1,920 | — | #4,350 | #154 |
| 1968 | 1,667 | — | #3,935 | #163 |
| 1967 | 1,439 | — | #5,871 | #180 |
| 1966 | 1,422 | — | — | #179 |
| 1965 | 1,425 | — | #5,157 | #182 |
| 1964 | 1,500 | — | — | #188 |
| 1963 | 1,545 | — | #7,319 | #194 |
| 1962 | 1,532 | — | — | #198 |
| 1961 | 1,497 | — | #5,165 | #199 |
| 1960 | 1,637 | — | #5,541 | #190 |
| 1959 | 1,387 | — | #4,534 | #207 |
| 1958 | 1,248 | — | #3,869 | #214 |
| 1957 | 1,230 | — | #6,762 | #215 |
| 1956 | 1,099 | — | — | #223 |
| 1955 | 956 | — | #5,657 | #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 | 586 | — | #5,165 | #244 |
| 1942 | 523 | — | — | #253 |
| 1941 | 527 | — | — | #243 |
| 1940 | 497 | — | — | #243 |
| 1939 | 475 | — | #3,689 | #246 |
| 1938 | 515 | — | — | #233 |
| 1937 | 434 | — | — | #258 |
| 1936 | 464 | — | — | #243 |
| 1935 | 468 | — | — | #248 |
| 1934 | 469 | — | — | #245 |
| 1933 | 413 | — | — | #259 |
| 1932 | 486 | — | — | #243 |
| 1931 | 449 | — | #3,753 | #258 |
| 1930 | 546 | — | #4,408 | #234 |
| 1929 | 522 | — | #3,314 | #239 |
| 1928 | 548 | — | — | #236 |
| 1927 | 643 | — | #4,163 | #210 |
| 1926 | 669 | — | — | #206 |
| 1925 | 620 | — | #5,550 | #219 |
| 1924 | 680 | — | — | #204 |
| 1923 | 739 | — | — | #187 |
| 1922 | 754 | — | #5,566 | #185 |
| 1921 | 758 | — | #4,326 | #186 |
| 1920 | 815 | — | — | #172 |
| 1919 | 849 | — | — | #156 |
| 1918 | 945 | — | — | #150 |
| 1917 | 887 | — | #4,454 | #148 |
| 1916 | 904 | — | — | #143 |
| 1915 | 922 | — | #4,109 | #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 |