The first name Nat

Nat last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2002, with 3 births (#3,225).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nat with other names.

In 2023, 5 boys born in the United States were named Nat, the 13,562nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1915, when 61 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Nat King Cole
  American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)
• Nat Lofthouse
  English footballer (1925-2011)
• Nat Wolff
  American actor, musician, and singer-songwriter, born 1994
• Nat Faxon
  American actor, born 1975
• Nat Hentoff
  American music critic, born 1925 (1925–2017)
• Nat Pendleton
  American Olympic wrestler and actor (1895–1967)
• Nat Friedman
  American computer programmer, born 1977
• Nat Borchers
  American soccer player, born 1981
• Nat Pierce
  American musician (1925–1992)
• Nat Butler
  American bicycle racer (1870-1943)
• Nat Wei, Baron Wei
  British politician and Baron (born 1977)
• Nat Love
  African-American cowboy following the American Civil War, 1854–1921

How popular is the name Nat?

In 2017, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Nat, ranking 4,812th. Its peak was 2002, with 3 births.

Is Nat a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,162 US babies named Nat since 1880 were boys.

When was Nat most popular?

1915 in the United States, when 61 babies were named Nat, its highest rank at 769th.

How do you pronounce Nat?

Nat is /næt/, one syllable.