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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nat

Nat was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 475th; the most babies were born in 1915 (61). More babies were named Nat in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191561 babies
Total since 1880
2,162babies recorded

Nat popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980#6,0126
1970#2,26317
1960#1,47430
1950#1,78818
1940#1,50821
1930#1,29531
1920#1,08343
1910#66920
1900#59518
1890#52714
1880#49514

How popular is Nat, counting every spelling?

Nat has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nat?

About 600 people born in the US named Nat are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 56 and 75. That makes Nat a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Nat by state

How common Nat was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.9×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.25 per 1,000 babiesNY0.25Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesNC0.06South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesLA0.08Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nat, boys, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nat: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nat, they share its era and feel.

Nat is also a nickname for Nathan, Natalie, Natalia, Nathaniel, Nathanael and Natasha.

Questions about the name Nat

How popular is the name Nat?

Nat was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 475th; the most babies were born in 1915 (61). More babies were named Nat in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Nat a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nat in the US.

Where was Nat most popular?

In 1913–1917, Nat was most common in New York (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and North Carolina.