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Nathen

100% boys · 27 born in 2025

Nathen has been given to about 6,146 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,590
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nathen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 255
  • Born in 202527
  • All time6,146

How popular is Nathen?

Its best year was 2006, when 255 babies were given the name, ranking 803rd. The typical living American called Nathen is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Nathen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nathan0.74
  2. Jayden0.62
  3. Allen0.62
  4. Nate0.65
  5. Warren0.62
  6. Hayden0.62
  7. Darren0.62
  8. Jaden0.62

Middle names for Nathen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nathen Paul0.77
  2. Nathen John0.77
  3. Nathen Blake0.76
  4. Nathen Wade0.76
  5. Nathen Ross0.76
  6. Nathen Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Nathen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mauriciobrother · 0.90
  2. Paulinasister · 0.89
  3. Dulcesister · 0.89
  4. Alvarobrother · 0.89
  5. Ilianasister · 0.89
  6. Tracebrother · 0.89

Where Nathen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nathen Anderson0.77
  2. Nathen White0.72
  3. Nathen Moore0.72
  4. Nathen Hill0.72
  5. Nathen Hall0.72
  6. Nathen Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nathen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Nathen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.