Boys' name · since 1979
Nathian
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Nathian, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 94
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
94 boys have been named Nathian since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nathian has 94 recorded births among boys since 1979, 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 1979 to 2008.
- #17,840 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 94 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathian ranks #17,840 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,840 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 94
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathian's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nathian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nathian's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nathian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2008
- Peak year (2000)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nathian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (61 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Nathian's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Nathian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 61 births (65% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nathian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1979–2008 (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 Nathian 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.