Given name
Nature
“an outdoorsy man”
Nature is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an outdoorsy man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an outdoorsy man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nature through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 849
- 210 boys · 639 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 80
- #2,602 for girls · #6,698 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +102%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 67 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,602 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 130.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 13 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Georgia and North Carolina and South Carolina shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 381 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.
Nature’s family of names
Nature has a related form in Natural. Nature has a related form in Natura.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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