Nathan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced NAY-thuhn · 2 syllables

Nathan means “he gave”, from Hebrew.

From Hebrew (natan, “gave”). Also short for Jonathan.

How popular is Nathan?

Nathan was the #63 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,980 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 47% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Nathan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Nathan are older than 35; most are between 19 and 59. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Nathan have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Nathan means “he gave”. It comes from Hebrew.

Nathan is pronounced NAY-thuhn.

Nathan was the #63 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,980 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 47% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Nathan are older than 35. Most are between 19 and 59.