Nathan Name Popularity

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How popular is Nathan?

The very popular name Nathan was the 48th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 50 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 20, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 2004 and as recently as 2005.

The name was given to the greatest number of children in 2004 with 14,627 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nathan was 91 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1883-1886, 1896-1900, 1906-1914, 1944-1951, 1953-1960, 1965-1980, 1995-2000, and 2001-2004, the name Nathan took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2008-2017.

Where is the name Nathan popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Nathan has been moving downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Nathan for their newborn has dropped.

The name Nathan is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Nathan (Girl)		Nathan (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10	10,270	6,790	48
2017		8	12,389	7,418	45
2016		6	15,638	7,981	43
2015		9	11,561	8,588	38
2014		9	11,653	8,976	38
2013		9	11,677	9,711	31
2012		16	7,693	10,420	29
2011		11	10,205	10,505	28
2010		9	11,969	11,373	27
2009		17	7,588	12,121	25
2008		14	8,841	13,254	21
2007		18	7,313	13,591	24
2006		22	6,068	14,274	23
2005		32	4,337	14,358	20
2004		62	2,668	14,627	20
2003		26	4,896	13,660	26
2002		29	4,355	13,220	28
2001		18	6,234	12,647	31
2000		15	7,050	13,037	30
1999		19	5,590	12,535	32
1998		9	9,868	11,584	34
1997		15	6,401	10,442	34
1996		24	4,417	10,283	37
1995		19	5,166	10,304	39
1994		34	3,352	10,382	40
1993		27	3,959	10,194	41
1992		20	4,980	10,146	44
1991		28	3,786	10,494	42
1990		25	4,079	10,935	44
1989		43	2,640	10,906	43
1988		44	2,476	10,150	44
1987		62	1,873	9,909	45
1986		63	1,809	9,995	43
1985		89	1,426	10,651	40
1984		73	1,561	10,613	38
1983		86	1,386	10,558	40
1982		69	1,666	10,803	36
1981		69	1,672	11,263	36
1980		75	1,566	11,142	36
1979		63	1,748	10,740	37
1978		58	1,778	9,891	36
1977		46	2,082	9,892	36
1976		44	2,020	8,617	39
1975		37	2,264	7,065	46
1974		28	2,659	5,850	52
1973		24	2,887	4,746	63
1972		25	2,804	3,522	79
1971		18	3,605	3,050	104
1970		12	4,678	2,547	130
1969		12	4,348	1,908	154
1968		13	3,936	1,656	163
1967		7	5,867	1,433	180
1966		< 5	--	1,424	179
1965		8	5,151	1,418	182
1964		< 5	--	1,498	189
1963		5	7,320	1,544	194
1962		< 5	--	1,532	197
1961		8	5,164	1,490	199
1960		7	5,540	1,628	190
1959		9	4,532	1,375	207
1958		11	3,871	1,240	213
1957		5	6,766	1,225	215
1956		< 5	--	1,097	222
1955		6	5,656	949	231
1954		< 5	--	960	225
1953		< 5	--	808	237
1952		< 5	--	851	229
1951		< 5	--	870	222
1950		< 5	--	753	243
1949		< 5	--	660	251
1948		< 5	--	620	263
1947		< 5	--	617	273
1946		< 5	--	557	271
1945		< 5	--	488	267
1944		< 5	--	507	263
1943		5	5,167	582	244
1942		< 5	--	522	254
1941		< 5	--	527	243
1940		< 5	--	496	243
1939		7	3,689	468	246
1938		< 5	--	516	232
1937		< 5	--	434	258
1936		< 5	--	464	243
1935		< 5	--	468	248
1934		< 5	--	469	245
1933		< 5	--	413	259
1932		< 5	--	486	243
1931		7	3,754	442	256
1930		6	4,405	540	235
1929		9	3,315	513	239
1928		< 5	--	548	235
1927		7	4,163	636	210
1926		< 5	--	669	206
1925		5	5,550	615	219
1924		< 5	--	680	204
1923		< 5	--	739	187
1922		5	5,566	749	185
1921		7	4,326	751	186
1920		< 5	--	815	172
1919		< 5	--	849	156
1918		< 5	--	945	150
1917		6	4,454	881	148
1916		< 5	--	904	143
1915		6	4,109	916	139
1914		< 5	--	848	124
1913		< 5	--	615	127
1912		< 5	--	581	120
1911		< 5	--	348	109
1910		< 5	--	245	135
1909		< 5	--	209	130
1908		< 5	--	178	137
1907		< 5	--	176	136
1906		< 5	--	148	139
1905		< 5	--	168	131
1904		< 5	--	131	148
1903		< 5	--	146	128
1902		< 5	--	143	136
1901		< 5	--	131	128
1900		< 5	--	186	126
1899		< 5	--	112	141
1898		< 5	--	99	167
1897		< 5	--	139	119
1896		< 5	--	110	152
1895		< 5	--	119	136
1894		< 5	--	127	126
1893		< 5	--	114	132
1892		< 5	--	144	118
1891		< 5	--	106	131
1890		< 5	--	110	130
1889		< 5	--	121	117
1888		< 5	--	129	124
1887		< 5	--	106	125
1886		< 5	--	136	115
1885		< 5	--	103	132
1884		< 5	--	100	141
1883		< 5	--	93	132
1882		< 5	--	113	124
1881		< 5	--	91	136
1880		< 5	--	114	115

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.