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Nathan

Pronounced /ˈneɪθən/

Rank in 2024
#11,381
Born in 2024
8
Peak year
1985 · #1426
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:5,010 in 2024 (#62)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 8 girls were named Nathan, about 1 in every 201,649.
  • It peaked in 1985 with 89 babies, ranked #1426.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1915.
  • 1,769 girls have been named Nathan since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Nathan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 36 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 34 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 51 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 470 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 775 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Z: 332 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 71 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Hebrew נָתָן (natán, “gave”). Also short for Jonathan. ==== Proper noun ==== Nathan (countable and uncountable, plural Nathans) (biblical) An Old Testament prophet who advised King David. The fourth son of King David and father of Mattatha A male given name from Hebrew, of Biblical origin. An English surname originating as a patronymic. Alternative form: Nation An Ashkenazi surname from Hebrew [in turn originating as a patronymic], a variant of Natan. A suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; named for Matthew Nathan, 13th Governor of Queensland.

  • A male given name from Hebrew, of Biblical origin.
  • A popular given name in English-speaking countries from the 1980s.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈneɪθən/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Nathan, CC BY-SA 4.0.