Natan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAT-an
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #834 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,284 for boys
Natan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he gave”. In 2025 it ranked 834th for boys in the UK (43 babies) and 2,284th for boys in the US (61 babies).
What does Natan mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew, Polish and Spanish form of Nathan
“he gave”
The original Hebrew form of Nathan, the biblical prophet who rebuked King David.
Is Natan a girl's or a boy's name?
Natan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 boys in the UK and 61 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Natan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #834among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 7,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were named Natan, making it the 834th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 642nd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 175 boys.
Half of all the boys named Natan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales.
Natan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #834 |
| 2024 | 32 | #1,025 |
| 2023 | 64 | #628 |
| 2022 | 48 | #762 |
| 2021 | 74 | #585 |
| 2020 | 61 | #642 |
| 2019 | 85 | #515 |
| 2018 | 110 | #427 |
| 2017 | 137 | #380 |
| 2016 | 174 | #318 |
| 2015 | 175 | #309 |
| 2014 | 169 | #306 |
| 2013 | 113 | #413 |
| 2012 | 66 | #601 |
| 2011 | 73 | #543 |
| 2010 | 60 | #624 |
| 2009 | 49 | #703 |
| 2008 | 47 | #717 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Natan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,284among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the US were named Natan, making it the 2,284th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the boys named Natan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Natan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,284 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,476 |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,440 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,372 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 60 | #2,261 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2,108 |
| 2016 | 62 | #2,184 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,327 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,580 |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,621 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,747 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,578 |
| 2009 | 50 | #2,527 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,602 |
| 2006 | 43 | #2,697 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 50 | #2,279 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 33 | #2,813 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,800 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,298 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,199 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,401 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
Names like Natan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Ibrahim Yusuf Muhammad Ayaan Yahya Rayyan Sulaiman Zayan Zakariya Ahmed Yazan
Names related to Natan
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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, “Natan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natan, updated 20 October 2026.