Is Nat a boy or girl name?

Nat is a boy’s name. Of the 2,162 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Nat

Recorded 1880–2023 · United States

Nat was most popular in 1915, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,581 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,162 people named Nat.

Nat over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nat’s peak in 1915. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nat a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nat is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,162 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nat

Where Nat is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 10.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org