Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Nathan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nathan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2004

Peak era

2004

Peak rank proxy

14,633

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20042024

Peak year

2004

Decline from peak

65.8%

2024

5,010

All-time

582,484

Nathan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2004, when 14,633 boys were named Nathan.

In 2024, only 5,010 boys were given the name.

Down 65.8% from its peak.

All told, about 582,484 Americans have been named Nathan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2004

200414,633 boys named Nathan

20245,010 boys named Nathan

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