Girls' name · since 1953
Nathania
Nathania has 574 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2012 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 574
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
574 babies have been named Nathania since 1953, making it today's #10238 girls' name.
Nathania has 574 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10238 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, 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 1953 to 2025.
- #10,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,238 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 574 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathania ranks #10,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,238 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 574 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,238 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 574
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nathania's 574 recorded births place it above 85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nathania compares
574 Top 42% higher than 58% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nathania's all-time total is 53% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nathania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 574 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nathania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nathania's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nathania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Nathania by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (164 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Nathania's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nathania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 52
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 164 births (29% of all-time use).
How Nathania compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nathania's total volume
Nathania by state
Where Nathania concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.7% |
22 of 574 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Nathania's data
- Nathania's decade-level peak was the 2010s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nathanias (22 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 Nathania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Nathania 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.