Nathan

Meaning and origin of Nathan

Popularity of Nathan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2009.
• Over recent years, Nathan has been falling (−9.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nathan every 2.1 schools, all spellings combined.

Nathan in English-speaking countries

Nathan ranks 17^th in Ontario (Canada), 24^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 57^th in Scotland, against 32^nd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  17^th boys’ name1,099 babies in 3 years1 boy in 155−4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  24^th boys’ name251 babies in 3 years1 boy in 177−4.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  57^th boys’ name241 babies in 3 years1 boy in 249−4.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  69^th boys’ name265 babies in 3 years1 boy in 271−3.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  82^nd boys’ name152 babies in 3 years1 boy in 324−4.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  62^nd boys’ name15,077 babies in 3 years1 boy in 341−3.4% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  118^th boys’ name60 babies in 3 years1 boy in 424−5.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  100^th boys’ name1,637 babies in 3 years1 boy in 505+0.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Natan (in French)45
• Nattan15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Nathan

• Noé
• Noa
• Ethan
• Imran
• Mathis
• Noah
• Aaron
• Noam
• Simon
• Axel
• Isaac
• Mahé

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 32^ndTop 100 French boy names