Nathen
Boy · NAY-then · Hebrew
Nathen is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he gave”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Nathen mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Nathan
“he gave”
A spelling of Nathan, the prophet who rebukes King David with the parable of the poor man's lamb.
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Is Nathen a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nathen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nathen in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2010. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Nathen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
How popular is Nathen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Nathen, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,650th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 255 boys. It first appears in the records in 1902.
Half of all the boys named Nathen in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,657 boys in the US were given Nathen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #61, up from #3,948 for this spelling alone.
Nathen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,689 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 29 | #3,650 |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 50 | #2,531 |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,278 |
| 2015 | 81 | #1,826 |
| 2014 | 91 | #1,679 |
| 2013 | 122 | #1,376 |
| 2012 | 163 | #1,124 |
| 2011 | 163 | #1,118 |
| 2010 | 161 | #1,149 |
| 2009 | 210 | #958 |
| 2008 | 245 | #866 |
| 2007 | 226 | #889 |
| 2006 | 255 | #801 |
| 2005 | 253 | #778 |
| 2004 | 236 | #767 |
| 2003 | 190 | #887 |
| 2002 | 194 | #854 |
| 2001 | 196 | #828 |
| 2000 | 182 | #867 |
| 1999 | 173 | #871 |
| 1998 | 147 | #948 |
| 1997 | 124 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 110 | #1,091 |
| 1995 | 114 | #1,040 |
| 1994 | 106 | #1,085 |
| 1993 | 90 | #1,175 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,206 |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,002 |
| 1990 | 106 | #1,022 |
| 1989 | 98 | #1,041 |
| 1988 | 100 | #960 |
| 1987 | 87 | #1,015 |
| 1986 | 82 | #1,022 |
| 1985 | 81 | #1,010 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,083 |
| 1983 | 72 | #1,040 |
| 1982 | 89 | #950 |
| 1981 | 82 | #1,002 |
| 1980 | 82 | #996 |
| 1979 | 56 | #1,221 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,326 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,198 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,190 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,548 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,051 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,029 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,610 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,683 |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,294 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,214 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,448 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,168 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,536 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,246 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,638 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,435 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,142 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,501 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,167 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,588 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 8 | #861 |
Nicknames for Nathen
- Nate 111 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nathen
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