NATHAN is ranked as the 326th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 209,984.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 65.86 people named NATHAN for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named NATHAN is 475,756.
The SSA data also shows that NATHAN is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
NATHAN is
79.8% White,
3.9% Hispanic origin,
12.1% Black,
2.1% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name NATHAN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name NATHAN is included in the following name categories:
Masculine given name
Biblical surname
English masculine given name
Jewish surname
Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
English surname
Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name NATHAN
The state with the most people named
NATHAN is
California where
20,962 people have this name.
Minnesota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named NATHAN, as
147.46 in every 100,000
Minnesotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
Minnesota is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New Jersey
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name NATHAN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,923
45.98
99.3%
Indiana
4,434
67.22
99.0%
Iowa
4,119
132.58
99.4%
Kansas
1,561
53.76
97.7%
Michigan
8,747
88.27
99.7%
Minnesota
8,047
147.46
99.6%
Missouri
1,383
46.18
97.9%
Nebraska
1,005
53.43
96.9%
North Dakota
684
92.43
95.3%
Ohio
6,035
52.05
99.1%
South Dakota
654
76.7
94.9%
Wisconsin
6,344
110.19
99.4%
West States
State stats for the first name NATHAN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
430
58.37
93.5%
Arizona
3,130
46.5
98.5%
California
20,962
54.02
99.7%
Colorado
3,660
68.34
98.9%
Hawaii
1,626
114.51
99.1%
Idaho
1,031
63.06
97.1%
Montana
533
52.11
94.8%
Nevada
1,367
48.13
97.9%
New Mexico
1,330
63.76
97.2%
Oregon
2,550
64.22
98.5%
Utah
3,735
126.91
99.0%
Washington
6,770
95.88
99.6%
Wyoming
336
57.47
93.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name NATHAN
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,960
54.5
98.6%
Maine
1,324
99.56
97.3%
Massachusetts
4,573
67.8
99.1%
New Hampshire
1,364
102.82
97.6%
New Jersey
2,481
27.76
98.7%
New York
10,141
51.36
99.6%
Pennsylvania
5,488
42.91
99.2%
Rhode Island
893
84.65
97.4%
Vermont
545
86.96
97.0%
South States
State stats for the first name NATHAN
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have NATHAN as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named NATHAN.
The most popular full name is NATHAN Smith.
0.92% of all the people named NATHAN
have this family name.
There are 18831 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name NATHAN