Nathan · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1915

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 75 recorded years as a table

Nathan, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1915	6
1917	6
1921	6
1922	4
1925	4
1927	6
1929	8
1930	5
1931	7
1939	6
1943	4
1955	3
1957	2
1958	5
1959	4
1960	3
1961	4
1963	3
1965	5
1967	4
1968	8
1969	7
1970	7
1971	11
1972	16
1973	16
1974	19
1975	25
1976	30
1977	30
1978	38
1979	39
1980	45
1981	41
1982	41
1983	51
1984	43
1985	52
1986	37
1987	36
1988	25
1989	23
1990	13
1991	15
1992	11
1993	15
1994	19
1995	11
1996	14
1997	9
1998	5
1999	11
2000	8
2001	10
2002	16
2003	14
2004	34
2005	17
2006	12
2007	9
2008	7
2009	9
2010	5
2011	6
2012	9
2013	5
2014	5
2015	5
2016	3
2017	5
2018	6
2021	4
2022	4
2024	5
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Nathan isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #14,942
How rare: 1 in 321,453 girls
Since 1915: 1,774

Most popular in 1985, at 52 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 38% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.