Naithan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAY-than
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Naithan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he gave”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Naithan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Nathan
“he gave”
Nathan was the prophet who rebuked King David in the Bible.
Is Naithan a girl's or a boy's name?
Naithan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naithan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 186% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Naithan, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Naithan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Naithan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2023. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 642 boys in the UK were given Naithan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #100, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Naithan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 2 | #4,226 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Naithan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Naithan, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
2025 had more boys named Naithan than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Naithan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,657 boys in the US were given Naithan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #61, up from #7,675 for this spelling alone.
Naithan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
Nicknames for Naithan
- Nate 111 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Naithan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ivaan Arjan Aarav Avi Vihaan Gurman Avyaan Nirvaan Imran Nivaan Shivansh Krishiv
Other spellings of Naithan
Names related to Naithan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naithan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naithan, updated 20 October 2026.