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How popular is the name Nathen?

Births per year, rank history and how many Nathens are alive today.

Nathen (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Nathan in England and Wales, ranked 5120th in 2024 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1998, when 12 babies were given the name, the 1110th most popular that year. It has declined since 1998; the 2024 figure is roughly 25% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, 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 Nathen each year?

Includes all spellings: Nathen, Nathan. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

02k4k1980200020201974: ~1,344 estimated (1,065-1,623)1984: ~1,434 estimated (1,132-1,737)1994: ~3,452 estimated (2,399-4,505)1996: 2,7551997: 2,9941998: 3,2231999: 2,8762000: 2,8622001: 2,5852002: 2,8002003: 2,5822004: 2,4672005: 2,1122006: 1,9002007: 1,6972008: 1,5952009: 1,5772010: 1,5792011: 1,3232012: 1,2192013: 1,1402014: 1,0592015: 9972016: 8722017: 7792018: 6332019: 6192020: 5252021: 5952022: 5242023: 5122024: 6002025: 528estimatedactual

Where does the Nathen spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 1,1681997: ranked 1,1741998: ranked 1,1101999: ranked 1,8502000: ranked 1,8892001: ranked 3,1342002: ranked 1,7992003: ranked 1,7712004: ranked 1,8782005: ranked 3,2082006: ranked 2,5382007: ranked 2,2112008: ranked 2,0972009: ranked 3,7442010: ranked 2,4002011: ranked 3,8302012: ranked 2,7212013: ranked 2,2162014: ranked 3,8952019: ranked 4,7022024: ranked 5,120

Where does the Nathan spelling rank?

1101002001980200020201974: ranked 581984: ranked 571994: ranked 271996: ranked 271997: ranked 251998: ranked 251999: ranked 252000: ranked 252001: ranked 292002: ranked 242003: ranked 302004: ranked 312005: ranked 352006: ranked 372007: ranked 442008: ranked 502009: ranked 482010: ranked 482011: ranked 542012: ranked 562013: ranked 552014: ranked 622015: ranked 642016: ranked 772017: ranked 882018: ranked 1022019: ranked 1042020: ranked 1112021: ranked 992022: ranked 1052023: ranked 1022024: ranked 882025: ranked 99

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.

Chart: babies named Nathen per year in England and Wales, 1974 to 2025, peaking at about 3,452 in 1994
Nathen: births per year in England and Wales, 1974-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Nathen most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Nathan, peaked in 1994, when around 3,500 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Nathen spelling itself peaked in 1998, with 12 babies.

How many people are called Nathen?

At least 98,000 people named Nathen in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Nathen?

Most living Nathens are between 23 and 41; the most common age is about 32.

Is Nathen becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.






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