Boys' name · since 2002

Nathean

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Nathean, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,331 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade

Nathean is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2002.

Nathean has 17 recorded births among boys since 2002, 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 2002 to 2006.

  • #30,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2002
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathean ranks #30,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,331 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2002
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nathean's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nathean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nathean's full recorded timeline at 2004, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nathean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 200220042006 7

Nathean by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Nathean's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Nathean births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nathean? ▼
17 babies have been named Nathean since 2002. All-time, it sits at #30,331 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 7 births.
Where does Nathean sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathean ranks #30,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nathean most popular? ▼
Nathean was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Nathean been used? ▼
Nathean has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 5 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Nathean? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nathan, Nathaniel, Nathanael, Nathanial, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nathean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2002–2006 (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 Nathean 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.