Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nat

#2,996 most common boys' name of all time · #7,255 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2023

Rank among boys
#2,996
Rank overall
#7,255 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
107 of 146
All-time
2,162
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1915 #767
Best rank
#473 1894
Girls Boys peak 61/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nat is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 5 5 #12,265
2002 5 5 #10,691
1996 6 6 #7,988
1992 5 5 #8,457
1991 6 6 #7,287
1987 5 5 #6,980
1984 8 8 #4,568
1982 9 9 #4,248
1981 6 6 #5,492
1980 6 6 #5,548
1979 10 10 #3,824
1976 7 7 #4,438
1974 13 13 #2,802
1973 19 19 #2,132
1972 8 8 #3,638
1971 20 20 #2,057
1970 17 17 #2,220
1969 14 14 #2,316
1968 15 15 #2,114
1967 9 9 #2,780
1966 15 15 #2,049
1965 17 17 #1,924
1964 26 26 #1,552
1963 21 21 #1,751
1962 13 13 #2,284
1961 23 23 #1,690
1960 30 30 #1,468
1959 34 34 #1,338
1958 24 24 #1,595
1957 28 28 #1,490
1956 17 17 #1,950
1955 22 22 #1,647
1954 16 16 #1,963
1953 24 24 #1,554
1952 18 18 #1,811
1951 15 15 #1,977
1950 18 18 #1,755
1949 20 20 #1,672
1948 22 22 #1,567
1947 28 28 #1,397
1946 20 20 #1,605
1945 17 17 #1,638
1944 23 23 #1,402
1943 21 21 #1,535
1942 24 24 #1,430
1941 24 24 #1,373
1940 21 21 #1,479
1939 22 22 #1,432
1938 22 22 #1,444
1937 25 25 #1,348
1936 20 20 #1,512
1935 21 21 #1,500
1934 25 25 #1,363
1933 21 21 #1,503
1932 28 28 #1,290
1931 26 26 #1,363
1930 31 31 #1,284
1929 34 34 #1,197
1928 22 22 #1,615
1927 36 36 #1,201
1926 32 32 #1,280
1925 29 29 #1,362
1924 38 38 #1,172
1923 35 35 #1,215
1922 44 44 #1,059
1921 40 40 #1,122
1920 43 43 #1,073
1919 52 52 #927
1918 48 48 #966
1917 56 56 #858
1916 51 51 #884
1915 61 61 #767
1914 42 42 #822
1913 36 36 #794
1912 49 49 #577
1911 29 29 #567
1910 20 20 #660
1909 16 16 #686
1908 16 16 #664
1907 12 12 #787
1906 12 12 #726
1905 6 6 #1,113
1904 5 5 #1,232
1903 14 14 #603
1902 7 7 #950
1901 11 11 #648
1900 18 18 #586
1899 16 16 #493
1898 15 15 #561
1897 8 8 #794
1896 6 6 #1,002
1895 11 11 #652
1894 18 18 #473
1893 9 9 #720
1892 16 16 #508
1891 12 12 #542
1890 14 14 #519
1889 8 8 #741
1888 12 12 #592
1887 8 8 #688
1886 9 9 #658
1885 15 15 #488
1884 8 8 #712
1883 13 13 #511
1882 7 7 #766
1881 14 14 #477
1880 14 14 #495