How Many People Are Named Nathen?
An estimated 5,728 people in the United States have the first name Nathen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Nathen peaked in popularity in 2006 with 255 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nathen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nathen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,728
About 1 in 59,838 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2006
255 births
Total Registered
6,117
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nathen
Nathen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,117 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nathen as a male name
Ranked #5,364 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (255 births)
Nathen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nathen span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,186 babies were registered. Nathen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nathen by Decade
How has Nathen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nathen by State
Birth registrations for Nathen span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, Kansas. On average, about 98 Nathens were registered per state.
Nathen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nathen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nathen
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nathen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nathen?
We estimate approximately 5,728 people named Nathen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 59,838 Americans share this first name.
Is Nathen a common name?
Nathen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,117 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nathen most popular?
Nathen reached peak popularity in 2006, when 255 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nathen is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nathen a male name?
Nathen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nathen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nathen Smith, Nathen Johnson, Nathen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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