Naythan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAY-thun
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
Naythan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he gave”. In 2025 it ranked 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Naythan mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Nathan
“he gave”
In the Bible the prophet Nathan rebukes King David with the parable of the poor man's lamb.
Is Naythan a girl's or a boy's name?
Naythan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Naythan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Naythan, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1987.
Half of all the boys named Naythan in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 5,657 boys in the US were given Naythan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #61, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
Naythan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,056 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,540 |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,403 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,715 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,878 |
| 2007 | 42 | #2,810 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 36 | #2,898 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,138 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
Nicknames for Naythan
- Nate 111 boys in the UK in 2025
- Nat
Names like Naythan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Imran, Avi, Arjun, Ishaan, Aarav, Ayaan, Vihaan, Rayan, Yahir, Nasir, Arjan, Ivaan
Other spellings of Naythan
Names related to Naythan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Naythan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naythan, updated 20 October 2026.