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Popularity Over Time: How Many Boys Have Been Named Nathan
This chart illustrates how many Boys were named Nathan in the U.S. since 1880.
A few facts about the boy's name Nathan:
Records indicate that 498,338 boys in the United States have been named Nathan since 1880.
The greatest number of people were given this name in 2004, when 14,582 people in the U.S. were given the name Nathan. Those people are now 16 years old.
So ... how do we know this stuff? Baby Names Hub identifies trends by analyzing vast amounts of data made available by the U.S. government and other public sources. This data, including social security statistics, provides detailed information on baby name popularity and trends in the United States.
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59 Positive Comments
"My son's name and middle names are Nathan Jack Edwards (not posting surname obviously) it was the first boy's name we liked when we found out we were having a boy" Jun. 23, 2019: 
"I know this really cute, hot guy whose name is Nathan. I think it's an amazing name and i'm kind of in love with him." Sep. 20, 2018:
"It's the name I was given by my parents. It means "gift of God". I've been called Nate and Nate-dog, and I don't mind. I always introduce myself as Nathan, never as Nate but it happens and I just accept it. Part of being cool, I guess..." Nov. 20, 2012:
"My brother's name is Nathan. I think it's a nice name, though kind of common, it's not TOO common. I wouldn't name my kid Nathan because I like less common names but some people like to stay traditional so Nathan is a nice name." Sep. 8, 2011:
"Oh, how I love this name. Probably because I adore my little brother Nathan (b. 1973). Everyone else does, too. In fact, I've never met a Nathan that I didn't like. And I love the way little kids who can't make the th sound pernounce it "Nay-phen."" Apr. 8, 2010:
"Nathan is my husband and brothers name. We call my husband Nathan and we have always called by brother Nate or "booboo's" lol. It is a great name and they are both cute and nice guys!!!" Jan. 30, 2010:
"I love the name Nathan, but I can't stand "Nate" and I just know if we name our son Nathan, it'll become Nate eventually. So we've chosen Nathan for our son's middle name. He'll be Liam Nathan. That way it's still incorporated without the shortened nick-name!" Nov. 27, 2009:
"Almost all my friends have spelled my name wrong. But you get used to it." Oct. 16, 2009:
"My baby son, born on 17th July is names Nathan. I'm a UK national living near London, and Nathan is really popular as a name here. Nice to have such firm Christian roots too :)" Aug. 13, 2009:
"My two week old son is named Nathan James. I love the name Nathan, its one of those names that ages well and is very strong and handsome. So far everyone has given us compliments on it." Aug. 7, 2009:
"This is one of my favourite boy names. I am currently pregnant with a boy and due in 4 weeks, we have decided to name him Nathan Daniel." Jul. 11, 2009:
"love it my lil bro's name is nathan but i call him nate and bear just causenothin 2 do with his name just cause i love ya nate,sissy" Apr. 16, 2009:
"im thinking of calling baby nathan but not sure on a middle name. Nathan scott maybe?? my sur name is bryan" Apr. 3, 2009:
"I Love the name!! My sons name is Nathan Anthony. I choose the name because I have only met nice and friendly Nathan's...GREAT NAME" Mar. 5, 2009:
"Love it, my boyfriends name is Nathan, he is funny cute and attractive lol! How do i come up with a better name if we have a baby boy?" Mar. 4, 2009:
"Beautiful name. Blessing from God. I have my first grandson and his name is Nathan Misael. God has sent us this beautiful angel into our family and I have another reason to live.
God bless all the Nathan's and Misael's in the world.
Gramma Mary" Oct. 26, 2008:
"I am named Nathan. I hate being called Nate or Nathaniel. If some think it's ordinary then so be it. Bosses don't higher Shaunquishas and Darniques anyway." Oct. 1, 2008:
"I actually like the name Nathan and although it's not too unusual it's also not the most common name! If you don't like crazy names but think the names Tom, Sam etc are too common then I think Nathan is a safe bet." Jul. 21, 2008:
"This name has always sounded friendly to me. The boys and men I've known named Nathan have been kind. My name is Melissa, but my mom chose Nathan as my name if I had been a boy." Jun. 26, 2008:
"my brothers name is nathan. he was also named from a man in the bible. i don't know if he likes it or not. but i bet he doesn't really care. every one tries to call him nathanial, but he just goes by nate-dog." Apr. 20, 2008:
"My grandmother named me Nathan after the prophet in the bible...the name suggests we are God's Gift...what else can I say about that??" Apr. 19, 2008:
"I am pregnant and if i have a boy i hope to call him Nathan. Im Irish and there isn't many Nathan's over here which is a good thing and i think its a really sweet different (without being too different) name!" Mar. 20, 2008:
"This is my son's name. I wanted something easy to pronouce, easy to spell, and not the most popular name out there. Everyone assums he goes by Nate though!" Jan. 24, 2008:
"My son was also born in 2003 and we had the same thing happen that we didn't know how popular it was going to be! We still love it though, I often call him "Nathe" where I would assume most people would say "Nate" The other name we were considering at the time was Nolan :-)" Dec. 29, 2007:
"Hey, My name's nathan and its pretty cool being called Nathan because Hardly any people are called that .Other than that People Spell it Nathen." Nov. 23, 2007:
"Born in the fifties, I was always the only one in my school named Nathan. Bullies wanted to beat me up for being Nathan. 5 guys named Chris one Nathan. I was different. Now everywhere I go I hear Naaathen! followed by a yuppie mom chasing a three year old." Oct. 27, 2007:
"i dig the name nathan
its also my name
its sweet
also there are so few of us
its just very nice
I LIKE" Oct. 17, 2007:
"love this name even though it's becoming quite popular
ah, mom of three" Aug. 19, 2007:
"Im nathan and all my mates call me nate... i guess" Jul. 20, 2007:
"Ive only met one person named Nathan, that was his given name and was not a nickname or shortenization on Nathanial.
I did always like the name Nathan" Jun. 5, 2007:
"Often got 'Nathan Jones you've been gone too long' sung at me at school .......
However, you can't fault the 'god has given' translation. Beat that!!" Jun. 1, 2007:
"Nathan is defianalty the way to spell of although i have gotten NATHEN or NATHIN wrong" Apr. 1, 2007:
"my baby boy has a diphragmatic hernia and may nto lvie so we are going to call him nathan either way beacuse he is also our gift from god" Nov. 13, 2006:
"I love the meaning and it sounds both modern and classic." Sep. 29, 2006:
"I believe that a Child is a gift from Go. One of the best and true names." Jul. 28, 2006:
"Im named after Nathan Brittles! Did you know that John Wayne was 6ft 4 in his stocking feet." Jul. 27, 2006:
"this name is deffinently the best name in history as i am thee gift from god" Jul. 14, 2006:
"Nathan is probably the best name in the world. It pwnz0rs n00bz. I would say Nathan is one of the few remaining 1337 names." Jun. 24, 2006:
"I named my son Nathan and am thrilled it means "gift from (of) God" because he truly is to me!" Jun. 12, 2006:
"Nathan is a hot name kind of like me. It means gift from god not given by god" May. 23, 2006:
"my first grandchild has been named Nathan it was the only name all the family liked. he was born on the 18th may 2006" May. 21, 2006:
"my name is nathan and i recon its a great name my gran spells it differently every birthday i have and sometimes she even get it right!" May. 21, 2006:
"My name isnt Nathan but i love that name i have a good friend with that name. When i have have a baby boy i hope to name it Nathan. :)" May. 11, 2006:
"Its ace!!! the meaning however is frequently mistaken as meaning 'gift from god' whilst the correct meaning is 'giving god' thats what i am. it would be impossible for me to be a gift from god when iam infact god himself, i am very generous howeversharing my beuty and wisedom with the world" Apr. 17, 2006:
"Our son has just been named Nate (Nathan on his birth certificate) and we're delighted to have such a wonderful meaning for his name as there are so few names that we liked, and had good meanings!" Mar. 18, 2006:
"I wouldn't want to go by any other name:) plus being a gift from God is nice:P" Mar. 18, 2006:
"I feel like the spelling of it with the e like myself instead of the a is very unique and i havent met someone else that has it spelled like that. Im very fond of my name" Mar. 3, 2006:
"I like this name and thinking to change my name to this one, my name meanning is "Sun Rise" which is in Greek (Anatole) and in Hebrew some people says it's Nathan also but after reading this webpage I dont think it's the same meanning :) so good luck to everyone whoos name Nathan. May God be with you." Feb. 28, 2006:
"I had 8 miscarriages before my son was born, so Nathan was an extremely appropriate name for it's meaning. This is the child God has given us. We often call him Nate." Feb. 1, 2006:
"My newest grandson was given this name and I love it. It is a strong name and maintains the family's christian beliefs. Nate's brothers are Jake, Josh and Luke." Jan. 27, 2006:
"i love the name Nathan, my son was born 12.12.04, and sadley passed 15.6.05 a true gift from god, if only for a while..love you Nathan (Nay-nay) x" Jan. 14, 2006:
"As a Nathan myself, I find that people Spell it with an E insead of an A, I am constantly correcting people, But hey How can you moan when your "God's Gift"" Jan. 6, 2006:
"I am expecting a baby and was experimenting with names and its the only name that sound right for my son.
MH" Jan. 3, 2006:
"It's a gorgeous name. My boyfriend has that name and his is truly a gift from God." Dec. 10, 2005:
"No one ever spells it wrong, they just sometimes completely mishear it as mason, jason, etc. I love my name, my brother named me after his best friend when he was 7. I hate being shortened to nate though (mostly by americans). Nat is much better - but only for close friends." Dec. 5, 2005:
""People spell my name Nathin or Nathen but they still pronounce it right. I know a lot of people with the name Nathan. I like how it means "A gift from God'" Oct. 30, 2005:
"People do spell it wrong, but pronounce it right. And I meet a few people with the same name, not just the first, but both first and last." Jun. 15, 2005:
"Some people spell it: "Nathen". You would be surprised at how many do. I like my name and I meet a few people now and then with the same name." Jun. 15, 2005:
"We named our son Nathan and chose it because of the meaning of the name - Given by God. We also liked Nate as well." Jun. 13, 2005:
3 Negative Comments
"This name is really ordinary. If you are looking for a unique name--this is not it." May. 8, 2007:
"Nathan is a respectable name that attracts admiration but may not bring so much popularity due to its unfamiliar nature" Dec. 6, 2006:
"This name has been prominently used for generations in one branch of my family, and I had always liked the name. So when I had a son, I was happy I could name him Nathan. We appreciate the name's wonderful meaning too (gift of God)." Aug. 8, 2005:
28 Neutral Comments
"I SO MUCH LOVE THIS NAME, BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO BE MY ONLY SON'S NAME, MY PRIDE, MY JOY, I STARTED FALLING INLOVE WITH THE NAME FROM THE VERY MOMENT I BEGOT MY SON NATE, ON THE 10 JULY 2018 AND I THINK IS THE BEST NAME EVER AND AM SO PROUD TO BE NATHANS MUM." Aug. 1, 2020:
"While Nate is not on this the closest. It's close to bad and meh but Nate is good" Nov. 17, 2019:
"My names nathan lalor and someone mentioned they are naming theyre son liam nathan ...funny cause my sons name is lein nathaniel lalor and you named yours almist same as mine" Apr. 28, 2019:
"I never liked or hated my name. Though it probably suits me best. By default, I get called Nate by lots of people. I tell everyone my name is Nathan, I never introduce myself as Nate. It just happens. I didn't like it at first, by got used to it. Some people take it a step further and call me Nate-dog. That's been by at least 3-4 people that have never met each other. Chances are good, if your name is Nathan you will get called Nate and Nate-dog at some point." Apr. 29, 2012:
"Matt B: innersection buys out all the ofgtaoe for every section on the dvd (standard rates, more than $1000), covers licensing of their music (also more than) and when we start doing individual section downloads (soon) and generous percentage of the proceeds will indeed go straight to each filmer." Apr. 15, 2012:
"so innersection gets every oictesn free (except the winning one) and they can sell it forever without paying the filmers who made it or the editor or even the surfer?.. any oictesn that makes the dvd should get $1000 bucks, any oictesn that gets downloaded for an amp movie' should get a royalty" Apr. 13, 2012:
"my brothers name is Nathen with an e mine is hailey" Nov. 1, 2011:
"well my name is nathan or also Nate, and i really like my name. every nathan other Nate or nathan i have met have always been nice!" May. 19, 2010:
"My son's name is Nathan but once old enough in high school, he self-selected "Nate" in spite of my efforts to convince him otherwise. To Ms. Bryan, depending on how religious you are I would have chosen Nathan Emanuel if I had not used my birth name as his middle name." Apr. 24, 2009:
"we're considering the name if we have a boy but we're paranoid he'll get "Nate" which we dont like ... we are so on the fence with this name!" Jan. 30, 2009:
"i called my son nathan, we shorten it to nath - dog... personally i love the name.. now he couldnt be anything else." Aug. 21, 2008:
"aww my baby cousin is named nathan but we call him nate for short and i absolutley adore him and he so freakin cute" Feb. 25, 2008:
"I named my son Nathan in 2003 because I had never met one and I thought it was traditional and safe. Turns out, there were 3 other Nathans born in that hospital on that day. Guess I should have checked popularity charts first.
On the bright side, most Nathans are actually Nathanials, I know this because everyone calls my son Nathanial, and that's not his name." Dec. 28, 2007:
"My name is Nathan I was born in 1976. I would have rather it been Nathaniel. Nathaniel has a better "ring" to it. Nathan and Nathaniel always get shortened to "Nate" anyway." Nov. 24, 2007:
"My names Nathan!!! And i don't get beat up. so that is good." Oct. 29, 2007:
"When I was little, I used to hate my name, because it was so different from everyone else's... it wasn't Cris, or Nick, or Mike. Now, however, I wouldn't want a different name! I love how while there are other Nathans out there, we're still pretty few-and-far-between, and consequently, I am rarely confused with anybody else. Most people just call me Nate, which is pretty easy to remember, and hard to mess-up. One thing I hate, however, is how some people INSIST that my full name must really be Nathaniel... well, it's not! It's just Nathan. Anyway, the worst was when somebody asked me if "Nate" was short for: "Nath-ahh-neel." Classic." Sep. 14, 2007:
"Nathan just seems like such a cute boys name, I've met quite a few and they are all funny and attractive so that's what I associate with the name Nathan" Sep. 13, 2007:
"If I have a son one day I want to name him Nathan Grant (Grant after my fiance)." Jun. 18, 2007:
"my name is nathan and i love it.. in my opinion 'it aint gettin much beta dan this' :]" Feb. 27, 2007:
"I was told Nathan means "MAD SKILLS". In my case, this is definitely true...kidding" Feb. 25, 2007: | |
