Hebrew natan, "he gave" — he gave. The prophet who confronted King David over Bathsheba.
Nathan ranks 63rd among American boys in 2025, with 4,980 born that year. Its best year was 2004, when 14,696 babies were given the name, ranking 20th. The typical living American called Nathan is about 28 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.33% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.