Recorded 2001–2014 Boys' name Peak 2005 70 births

Naithen — boys' name

70 babies named Naithen in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s392010s31
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Naithen was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

11 babies were named Naithen in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naithen

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Naithen between 2001 and 2014, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Naithen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naithen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Naithen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Naithen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naithen 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 70 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.

Naithen at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

70

Since 2001

14 years of records

Peak year

2005

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2001

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2014

Naithen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2001

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2005)
11
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4681012 201420122011201020092008200720052001 5

Naithen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 56% of Naithen's all-time total
2000s392010s31

Naithen by state

Where Naithen concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Naithen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 7.1%
California share of Naithen's total US births 7.1%

5 of 70 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naithen?
70 babies have been named Naithen since 2001. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Naithen most popular?
Naithen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Naithen most popular?
The top states for the name Naithen are California (5 births).
How long has the name Naithen been used?
Naithen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 14 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Naithen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naim, Nainoa, Nain, Naithan, 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, 2001–2014 (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.