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Nathen

Nathen: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he has given”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
NAY-thən · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Nathan, from the Hebrew verb natan 'to give'. Nathan is a biblical name; Nathen is a later spelling variant.

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How popular is Nathen?

20245.4 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Nathen in 202418

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 18806,117

Nathen is fading: recent use is about 19% of its level ten years before.

Names like Nathen

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Nathanhe has given · Hebrew
  • Neythanhe has given · Hebrew
  • Neithangiven, granted · Hebrew
  • Natehe gave · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew

Nathen questions

What does the name Nathen mean?

Nathen means "he has given". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Nathan, from the Hebrew verb natan 'to give'. Nathan is a biblical name; Nathen is a later spelling variant.

Is Nathen a boy or girl name?

Nathen is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nathen?

18 US babies were named Nathen in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Nathen?

Nathen is usually pronounced NAY-thən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.