Nathen Boy
How popular is Nathen?
#3,948 boy name in 2025
27 baby boys were named Nathen in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
Nathen popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,948 for boys (▲ 1289 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 27 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,826 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (255 boys) |
| Highest rank | #767 in 2004 |
| First recorded | 1902 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nathen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nathan family of names ranked #68 for boys in 2025 (#69 the year before), with 5,031 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan | 4,975 | 99% |
| Nathen | 27 | 1% |
| Naythan | 19 | 0% |
| Naithan | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nathen is most popular
Babies named Nathen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Nathen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | #861 |
| 1910s | 45 | #1,588 |
| 1920s | 92 | #2,142 |
| 1930s | 78 | #2,121 |
| 1940s | 51 | #2,168 |
| 1950s | 83 | #2,206 |
| 1960s | 102 | #2,029 |
| 1970s | 363 | #1,190 |
| 1980s | 841 | #950 |
| 1990s | 1,170 | #871 |
| 2000s | 2,187 | #767 |
| 2010s | 976 | #1,118 |
| 2020s | 150 | #3,650 |
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Questions
- Is Nathen a boy or girl name?
- Nathen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nathen were boys.
- How popular is the name Nathen?
- 27 baby boys were named Nathen in the US in 2025, making it the 3948th most popular boy name.
- When was Nathen most popular?
- Nathen peaked in 2006, when 255 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #767 in 2004.
- How many people are named Nathen?
- 6,146 babies have been named Nathen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,718 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Nathen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nathen was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.