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How popular is the name Nathan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nathans are alive today.
Nathan (male) is currently the 88th most popular boys' name in England and Wales, with 597 babies given the name in 2024. The name peaked in 1994, when around 3,500 babies were given the name, the 27th most popular that year. Its fortunes dipped to rank 111 in 2020 before climbing back to the 88th place it holds today. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 53,000 babies have been named Nathan in England and Wales since 1974. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Common short forms of Nathan include Nate.
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. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 28% chance that at least one of them will be called Nathan.
How many babies are named Nathan each year?
Where does Nathan rank among boys' names?
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
When was the name Nathan most popular?
Nathan peaked in 1994, when around 3,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Nathan?
At least 98,000 people named Nathan born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Nathan?
Most living Nathans are between 23 and 41; the most common age is about 32.
Is Nathan becoming more or less popular?
Recovering: it has climbed back after a dip in the rankings.