Boys' name · since 2001
Naethan
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 93 babies named Naethan, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Naethan is the #12822 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 93 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naethan has been recorded 93 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #12822 nationally and more common than 8% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #17,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,822 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 93 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naethan ranks #17,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,822 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 93 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,822 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 93
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naethan's 93 recorded births place it above 60.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Naethan compares
93 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Naethan's all-time total is 75% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Naethan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 93 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Naethan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Naethan's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Naethan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Naethan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (52 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Naethan's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Naethan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Naethan's data
- Naethan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Naethan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Naethan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.