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Neithan

Neithan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“given, granted”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
NAY-than · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Usually treated as a variant spelling of Nathan, from Hebrew Natan. It may also be influenced by the separate name Ethan in sound and spelling.

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How popular is Neithan?

202441.0 per million US babies
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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 Neithan in 2024137

2024 rank#1,375 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 1880535

Neithan is rising: use over the last five years is 7.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Neithan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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

Neithan questions

What does the name Neithan mean?

Neithan means "given, granted". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as a variant spelling of Nathan, from Hebrew Natan. It may also be influenced by the separate name Ethan in sound and spelling.

Is Neithan a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Neithan?

137 US babies were named Neithan in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Neithan?

Neithan is usually pronounced NAY-than.

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.