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How popular is the name Nat?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nats are alive today.
Nat (male) is a shortened form of the name Nathan (and sometimes of Nathaniel). Nat itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2017; most Nats are registered as Nathan, which ranked 99th in 2025 with 528 babies.
Most people called Nat are registered as Nathan, and share that name's profile: the Nathan you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Nathans born in England and Wales are between 23 and 41, and there are at least 98,000 of them alive today. Only some Nathans go by Nat.
How many babies are named Nat or Nathan each year?
Combined registrations of Nathan, Nat. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Nathan rank as a registered name?
Where does Nat rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Nat short for Nathan?
Yes - Nat is a shortened form of Nathan. It is also used for Nathaniel. Nats are usually registered as Nathan at birth.
When was the name Nat most popular?
The full name Nathan peaked in 1994, when around 3,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Nat itself peaked as a registered name in 2002, with 3 babies.
How many people are called Nat?
There's no official count of people who go by Nat, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 98,000 people registered as Nathan born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Nat.
How old is the typical Nat?
Most people called Nat are registered as Nathan. Most living Nathans are between 23 and 41; the most common age is about 32.
Is Nat becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.