Boys' name · since 1987

Naythan

Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 813 babies named Naythan, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,853 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,112 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
813
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade

813 babies have been named Naythan since 1987, making it today's #5112 boys' name.

Naythan has 813 recorded births among boys since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5112 as of the latest data, more common than 63% 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 1987 to 2025.

  • #5,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,112 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 813 born since 1987
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naythan ranks #5,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,112 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 813 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.

#5,853 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,112 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
813
born since 1987
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%63.3%
Naythan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Naythan's 813 recorded births place it above 87.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Naythan compares

813 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Naythan's all-time total is 120% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Naythan Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 813 369 358,536
Peak-year births 53 34 22,252

Naythan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Naythan's full recorded timeline at 2010, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Naythan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
53
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
0204060 198719982002200620102014201820222025 19

Naythan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (363 births, 45% of the file).

2000s was Naythan's strongest decade.

363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Naythan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 363 births (45% of all-time use).

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

How Naythan 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 Naythan's total volume

Naythan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 020406080100 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -21, 19.2%-44, 9.8%-31, 7.9%-59, 4.1%-52, 5.3%-47, 7%-41, 7.2%-32, 7.4%-51, 3.7%-44, 5.5%-70, 2.7%-44, 5%-22, 9%-95, 4.8%-35, 5.8%Naythan-39, 6.5%Naythan
Naythan vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Naythan by state

Where Naythan concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Naythan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
178 21.9%
#2 Texas
96 11.8%
#3 Florida
5 0.6%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.6%
California share of Naythan's total US births 21.9%
Even split

178 of 813 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naythan?
Naythan has been given to 813 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,853 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #5,112 of 13,930. 53 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Naythan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naythan ranks #5,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,112 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Naythan most popular?
Naythan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Naythan most popular?
The top states for the name Naythan are California (178 births), Texas (96 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Naythan been used?
Naythan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 39 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Naythan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nayan, Nayel, Nayib, Nayden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Naythan's data

  • Naythan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (363 total births); usage has since declined to 90 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Naythans (178 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.

Keep exploring Naythan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Naythan: 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, 1987–2025 (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 Naythan 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.