Recorded 2001–2016 Boys' name Peak 2003 88 births

Naethan — boys' name

88 babies named Naethan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s522010s36
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Naethan was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Naethan in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naethan

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Naethan between 2001 and 2016, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naethan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naethan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naethan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naethan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 88 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naethan at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

88

Since 2001

16 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2001

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2016

Naethan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2001

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
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Naethan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
52 births that decade — 59% of Naethan's all-time total
2000s522010s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naethan?
88 babies have been named Naethan since 2001. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Naethan most popular?
Naethan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Naethan been used?
Naethan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 16 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Naethan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naeem, Nael, Naetochukwu, Naeshawn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.