Boys' name · since 1978
Nathane
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Nathane, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathane is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 25 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Nathane recorded 25 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2006.
- #27,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 25 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathane ranks #27,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #27,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 25
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathane's 25 recorded births place it above 39.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nathane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nathane's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nathane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2006
- Peak year (2006)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2006.
25 total births across 29 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 7 births in a single year.
Nathane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Nathane's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Nathane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (28% of all-time use).
Nathane decade highlights
- Peak decade 7 births
- Runner-up 6 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nathane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1978–2006 (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 Nathane 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.
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