boy's name
Nathen
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 6,630
Scotland
#585
2004 births
Nathen is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 255 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1902.
Nathen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 45 |
| 1920s | 92 |
| 1930s | 78 |
| 1940s | 51 |
| 1950s | 83 |
| 1960s | 102 |
| 1970s | 363 |
| 1980s | 841 |
| 1990s | 1,170 |
| 2000s | 2,187 |
| 2010s | 976 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 150 |
How popular is Nathen?
In 2025, Nathen was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nathen is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nathen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nathen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nathen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nathen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nathen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nathen
How popular is the name Nathen?
In 2025, Nathen was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nathen a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nathen most popular?
Nathen peaked in 2006, when 255 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Nathen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nathen currently ranks #4,027 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.