Given name
Nathon
“he has given”·“God has given”
Nathon is a variant of Nathan. Nathan’s Hebrew meaning is “he has given,” traditionally understood as “God has given.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nathon is a variant of Nathan. Nathan’s Hebrew meaning is “he has given,” traditionally understood as “God has given.”
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Where it comes from
Nathon is a variant of Nathan. Nathan has Hebrew biblical roots and an independent history before its use as a modern short form.
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How it developed
Nathon is a variant 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.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nathon is a variant 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
Nathon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,439
- 1,439 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 47 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,103 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nathon
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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