| Home > Nathan |
♂ Nathan
What does Nathan mean?
Nathan 
as a boys' name is pronounced NAY-than. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nathan is "God has given". Biblical: Nathan was God's prophet during the reigns of David and Solomon. American Revolutionary hero Nathan Hale; critic George Jean Nathan; actor Nathan Lane. Also form of Nathaniel.
STARTS WITH Nat-
Variations
VARIANTS Nat▼, Natan, Nate, Nathen▼, Nathon
FEMININE FORMS Natana, Nathania
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nathan Emmett (N.E.), ..
How popular is Nathan?
Nathan is a very prominent first name for men (#108 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#4444 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nathan reached its peak position of #20 in the U.S. in 2005, and is presently at #48. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Nathan (#48 IN 2018) rated in the Top 2000 are Jonathan (#63), Nathaniel (#116), Lathan (#1372), Nate (#1734), Nat, Nathen and Nathon. Adoption of these forms of Nathan reached its apex 4 decades ago (MEDIAN #1125) and has become significantly diminished since (#1166, ▼56.2%), with forms such as Nathen becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aaran, Aitan, Akshan, Altman, Athan, Bastian, Cadan, Cadman, Cahan, Cathal, Cathan, Cavan, Dagan, Daman, Damyan, Daquan▼, Daran, Darran, Dathan, Eachan, Eagan, Etan, Ethan, Gahan, Galvan, Garan, Garlan, Garman, Gawan, Haggan, Hannan, Haydan, Haylan, Istvan, Jacian, Jahan, Jehan, Kadan, Kaelan, Kahan, Kavan, Kaydan, Kayvan, Khan, Lachman, Lasean, Latham, Lathen, Mathian, Naaman, Nacham, Nachman, Nachmann, Nahum, Nairn, Nalin, Naman, Nameen, Naren, Nashua, Nata, Natal, Nathanyal, Navon, Nethanel, Newman, Nishan, Nollan, Ramzan, Rayman, Sajan, Stian, Taran, Tasman and Tazman. These names tend to be less commonly used than Nathan.
See names in meaning and etymology.[Top]