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Natan

“He gave; gift” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #2284 in the US (2025) · Trending

Natan has appeared in US records since 1968 — best rank #2109 (2017) · 1,623 babies named Natan all-time · 1 in 25,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #40 in Poland (2025) · #67 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Natans

• Natan Sharansky — Israeli politician (born 1948)
• Natan Bernardo de Souza — Brazilian footballer
• Natan Rybak — Soviet writer (1913-1978)
• Natan Peled — Israeli diplomat (1913-1992)
• Natan Rakhlin — Ukrainian conductor (1906-1979)

In stories & tradition

• Natan Haandrikman — fictional human

What Natans become

Among 143 notable people named Natan:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.46× more often than among typical names — e.g. Natan Eidelman, Soviet-Russian historian, writer (1930—1989).

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