Boys' name · since 1968
Natan
1,623 babies named Natan in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,623
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,623 babies have been named Natan since 1968, making it today's #2288 boys' name.
Natan has 1,623 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2288 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,751 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,288 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,623 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natan ranks #3,751 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,288 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,623 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,751 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,288 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,623
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Natan's 1,623 recorded births place it above 91.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Natan compares
1,623 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Natan's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Natan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,623 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Natan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Natan's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Natan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Natan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (535 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Natan's strongest decade.
535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Natan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 111
1980s
111 births
- 1990s 189
1990s
189 births
- 2000s
2000s
393 births
- 2010s
2010s
535 births
- 2020s
2020s
353 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 535 births (33% of all-time use).
How Natan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Natan's total volume
Natan by state
Where Natan concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 193 | 11.9% |
| #2 | California | | 177 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 57 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 34 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 7 | 0.4% |
193 of 1,623 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Natan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Natan's data
- Natan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (535 total births) through the 2020s (353) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Natans (193 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Natan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Natan 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.