boy's name

Natan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 5,980

Northern Ireland

#412

2022 births

Natan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 145 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1934.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Natan over time

Births per decade in France, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

990
'30 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Natan by decade in France
Decade Births
1930s 15
1980s 10
1990s 170
2000s 990
2010s 710
2020s (to 2025) 135

How popular is Natan?

In 2025, Natan was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Natan is used

Northern Ireland #412 4 in 2022
Ireland #582 6 in 2023
England & Wales #781 43 in 2025
Scotland #921 3 in 2024
Canada #1,104 23 in 2024
United States #2,303 61 in 2025
France #3,117 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Natan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Natan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Natan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Natan in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Nosson

Sibling names for Natan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Natan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Natan

How popular is the name Natan?

In 2025, Natan was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Natan a girl's or a boy's name?

Natan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Natan?

Natan has 2 syllables.

When was Natan most popular?

Natan peaked in 2006, when 145 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Natan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Natan currently ranks #781 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.