Boys' name · since 1902
Nathen
Nathen has 6,146 recorded births since 1902 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,146
- born since 1902
- 2000s
- peak decade
6,146 babies have been named Nathen since 1902, making it today's #3964 boys' name.
Nathen has 6,146 recorded births among boys since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3964 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, 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 1902 to 2025.
- #1,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,964 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,146 born since 1902
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathen ranks #1,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,964 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,146 born since 1902, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,964 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,146
- born since 1902
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathen's 6,146 recorded births place it above 96.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nathen compares
6,146 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Nathen's all-time total is 17x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nathen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,146 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 255 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nathen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nathen splits its recorded history at 1972: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 255 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nathen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 255
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Nathen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,187 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Nathen's strongest decade.
2,187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nathen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 92
1920s
92 births
- 1930s 78
1930s
78 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 102
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 363
1970s
363 births
- 1980s 841
1980s
841 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,170 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,187 births
- 2010s
2010s
976 births
- 2020s 150
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,187 births (36% of all-time use).
How Nathen 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 Nathen's total volume
Nathen by state
Where Nathen concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,031 | 16.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 441 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 218 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 215 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 177 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 144 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 136 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 125 | 2.0% |
1,031 of 6,146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Nathen appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nathen's data
- Nathen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,187 total births); usage has since declined to 150 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nathens (1,031 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nathen: 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 (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Nathen 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.