The baby name Nathan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2004 with 15,973 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Nathan has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 331 |
| 1911 | 379 |
| 1912 | 567 |
| 1913 | 622 |
| 1914 | 918 |
| 1915 | 992 |
| 1916 | 1,031 |
| 1917 | 1,022 |
| 1918 | 1,124 |
| 1919 | 975 |
| 1920 | 964 |
| 1921 | 876 |
| 1922 | 874 |
| 1923 | 899 |
| 1924 | 816 |
| 1925 | 767 |
| 1926 | 832 |
| 1927 | 741 |
| 1928 | 618 |
| 1929 | 690 |
| 1930 | 729 |
| 1931 | 544 |
| 1932 | 580 |
| 1933 | 481 |
| 1934 | 512 |
| 1935 | 514 |
| 1936 | 575 |
| 1937 | 493 |
| 1938 | 569 |
| 1939 | 536 |
| 1940 | 588 |
| 1941 | 595 |
| 1942 | 636 |
| 1943 | 695 |
| 1944 | 575 |
| 1945 | 575 |
| 1946 | 649 |
| 1947 | 789 |
| 1948 | 765 |
| 1949 | 861 |
| 1950 | 983 |
| 1951 | 1,003 |
| 1952 | 1,051 |
| 1953 | 1,078 |
| 1954 | 1,085 |
| 1955 | 1,368 |
| 1956 | 1,517 |
| 1957 | 1,613 |
| 1958 | 1,650 |
| 1959 | 1,759 |
| 1960 | 2,071 |
| 1961 | 1,823 |
| 1962 | 1,962 |
| 1963 | 2,033 |
| 1964 | 1,863 |
| 1965 | 1,755 |
| 1966 | 1,772 |
| 1967 | 1,760 |
| 1968 | 2,011 |
| 1969 | 2,336 |
| 1970 | 2,951 |
| 1971 | 3,603 |
| 1972 | 4,108 |
| 1973 | 5,506 |
| 1974 | 6,952 |
| 1975 | 8,336 |
| 1976 | 10,179 |
| 1977 | 12,896 |
| 1978 | 12,376 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1979 | 13,192 |
| 1980 | 30 |
| 1980 | 13,961 |
| 1981 | 12,867 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1982 | 12,114 |
| 1983 | 40 |
| 1983 | 12,424 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1984 | 11,880 |
| 1985 | 25 |
| 1985 | 11,492 |
| 1986 | 12,009 |
| 1987 | 26 |
| 1987 | 11,176 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1988 | 11,382 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1989 | 12,228 |
| 1990 | 11,953 |
| 1991 | 11,479 |
| 1992 | 11,860 |
| 1993 | 11,836 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1994 | 12,131 |
| 1995 | 11,964 |
| 1996 | 11,602 |
| 1997 | 11,524 |
| 1998 | 12,625 |
| 1999 | 14,071 |
| 2000 | 13,834 |
| 2001 | 13,365 |
| 2002 | 13,723 |
| 2003 | 14,095 |
| 2004 | 38 |
| 2004 | 15,973 |
| 2005 | 15,961 |
| 2006 | 15,838 |
| 2007 | 13,929 |
| 2008 | 13,524 |
| 2009 | 12,720 |
| 2010 | 11,324 |
| 2011 | 10,365 |
| 2012 | 11,338 |
| 2013 | 10,750 |
| 2014 | 9,101 |
| 2015 | 9,949 |
| 2016 | 9,559 |
| 2017 | 9,324 |
| 2018 | 7,706 |
| 2019 | 6,967 |
| 2020 | 4,904 |
| 2021 | 5,653 |
| 2022 | 5,747 |
| 2023 | 5,147 |
| 2024 | 5,084 |