How popular is the name Natan?

1,623 US babies were named Natan between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2017.

What careers are people named Natan over-represented in?

Among notable men who are singers, Natans show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Natan

Q: How common is the spelling Natan?

The most common spelling: 76% of Natans use it.

Natan. 1,623 US babies since 1940, peak 2017. Notable Natans are 1.3× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2017

1,623 US babies were named Natan between 1940 and 2025.

Natan around the world

Norway: 272 babies since 1945, peak 2015, No. 308 in 2025
Sweden: 254 babies since 1998, peak 2019, No. 366 in 2022
Scotland: 117 babies since 1974, peak 2014, No. 727 in 2024
England & Wales: 1,479 babies since 1996, peak 2015, No. 771 in 2025
Belgium: 712 babies since 1995, peak 2004, No. 782 in 2025
France: 2,030 babies since 1900, peak 2007, No. 2,070 in 2025
Ireland: 223 babies since 1964, peak 2015
Northern Ireland: 43 babies since 1997, peak 2016

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Natans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.1×	Low · 4 people
Actor	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Professor	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Singer	1.3×	Low · 2 people

Among notable men who are singers, Natans show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 76% of Natans use it

Natan 76%
Nation 24%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2017)