Given name & surname
Nath
“he has given”·“God has given”
In English use, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. Nathan’s Hebrew meaning is “he has given,” traditionally understood as “God has given.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. Nathan’s Hebrew meaning is “he has given,” traditionally understood as “God has given.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. Nathan has Hebrew biblical roots and an independent history before its use as a modern short form.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. In English usage, Nath is a diminutive of Nathaniel. In English use, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. The shared background comes through Nathan: Nathan can stand as its own biblical name. Nathan has also been used as a short form of Nathaniel or Jonathan, but those later naming practices do not fully explain its origin.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. The history of Nathan gives this family its wider story. In the biblical account, Nathan is the prophet who confronts King David over the death of Uriah and David’s relationship with Bathsheba. Another Nathan is one of David’s sons.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nath through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 36 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1933. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 222 as a first name in 2020; 3,259 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nath’s family of names
In English usage, Nath is a diminutive of Nathan. In English usage, Nath is a diminutive of Nathaniel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nath
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Nath, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nat
“he has given” · “God has given”
>99% boys
Nathe
“he has given” · “God has given”
>99% boys
Nattey
“he has given” · “God has given”
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Nahman
“comforter” · “a compassionate man”
>99% boys
Gust
“one who is venerable; majestic” · “from the staff of the gods”
>99% boys
Jaim
“he who supplants”
86% boys · 14% girls
Jaem
“he who supplants”
91% boys · 9% girls
Jaemes
“he who supplants”
>99% boys