Over the past 110 years, 288 girls and 549 893 boys have been named Nathan. The name Nathan ranks 6009th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Nathan in 1978. The peak of popularity of the name Nathan came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.