THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Nathan
Nathan comes from the Hebrew verb for giving and is a biblical name in its own right. It shares a root with Nathaniel, but the longer name adds a reference to God. A shared root does not make the two spellings interchangeable in official statistics.
A PLACE IN THE 2024 RECORDS
The Philippine picture
PSA counts exact spelling matches. This figure is not a count of all people with the name, and does not include related spellings.
See the full top ten ↗THE PUBLISHED SNAPSHOTS
A few years in the records
| Year | Registered births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,613 | #4 |
| 2022 | 1,557 | #5 |
| 2023 | 1,421 | #6 |
| 2024 | 1,202 | #10 |
Each linked year has its own source and reporting scope. A gap means no count is shown here, not zero births. No 2021 count is plotted.
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Follow the sources
- Strong and Brown–Driver–Briggs: Nathan (opens in a new tab)
Hebrew proper name and giving root
- Behind the Name: Nathan (opens in a new tab)
Hebrew meaning and independent biblical name
- Behind the Name: Nathanael (opens in a new tab)
Shared giving root and additional divine element
- Philippine Statistics Authority — Most Common Baby Names of 2024 (opens in a new tab)
2024 registered-birth count and rank; exact spelling.