Recorded 1906–2023 Boys' name Peak 1990 1,439 births

Nathon — boys' name

1,439 babies named Nathon in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Nathon was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

47 babies were named Nathon in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nathon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,439 babies named Nathon between 1906 and 2023, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nathon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nathon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Nathon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Nathon in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nathon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,439 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nathon at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,439

Since 1906

118 years of records

Peak year

1990

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1906

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nathon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1906

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
47
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Nathon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
363 births that decade — 25% of Nathon's all-time total
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Nathon by state

Where Nathon concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Nathon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
110 7.6%
#2 Texas
64 4.4%
#3 Michigan
15 1.0%
#4 Florida
10 0.7%
#5 Washington
10 0.7%
#6 Missouri
5 0.3%
California share of Nathon's total US births 7.6%
Even split

110 of 1,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nathon?
1,439 babies have been named Nathon since 1906. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 47 births.
When was Nathon most popular?
Nathon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Nathon most popular?
The top states for the name Nathon are California (110 births), Texas (64 births), Michigan (15 births).
How long has the name Nathon been used?
Nathon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 118 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nathon?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1906–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.