Boys' name · since 2002
Nethan
Nethan has 115 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 115
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nethan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 115 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nethan has been recorded 115 times among boys since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2024.
- #16,497 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 115 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nethan ranks #16,497 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,497 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 115
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nethan's 115 recorded births place it above 63.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Nethan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nethan splits its recorded history at 2014: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nethan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nethan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (52 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Nethan's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Nethan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (45% of all-time use).
Nethan by state
Where Nethan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 4.3% |
5 of 115 births nationwide.
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- Nethan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nethans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nethan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
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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, 2002–2024 (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 Nethan 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.