Boys' name · since 2001
Naithen
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 70 babies named Naithen, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naithen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 70 recorded since 2001.
Naithen has 70 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2014.
- #19,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 70 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naithen ranks #19,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 70 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 70
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Naithen's 70 recorded births place it above 56.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Naithen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Naithen splits its recorded history at 2009: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Naithen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2014
- Peak year (2005)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Naithen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Naithen's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Naithen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (56% of all-time use).
Naithen by state
Where Naithen concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 7.1% |
5 of 70 births nationwide.
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- Naithen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2010s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Naithens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Naithen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~13 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, 2001–2014 (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 Naithen 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.