Data through 2025

Nathaniel name popularity in the United States

Nathaniel ranked #140 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 2,565 boys named Nathaniel.

Rank#140

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded2,565

SSA

Peak year2002

6,813 recorded

Five-year change-12.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Nathaniel for boys and girls

Girls

6

Share unavailable · data from 1915 to 2022

Boys

2,565

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Nathaniel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,565#140
2024boys2,520#144
2023boys2,533#143
2022boys2,706#138
2022girls6#13592
2021boys2,834#133
2020boys2,930#125
2020girls6#13453
2019boys3,097#122
2018boys3,391#116
2017boys3,541#112
2016boys3,887#103
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,565#140
2024boys2,520#144
2023boys2,533#143
2022boys2,706#138
2022girls6#13592
2021boys2,834#133
2020boys2,930#125
2020girls6#13453
2019boys3,097#122
2018boys3,391#116
2017boys3,541#112
2016boys3,887#103
2016girls6#14331
2015boys4,234#96
2014boys4,317#94
2013boys4,538#91
2013girls6#14582
2012boys4,795#84
2011boys4,980#84
2011girls13#8614
2010boys5,110#81
2010girls6#14959
2009boys5,426#75
2009girls9#11459
2008boys5,858#77
2008girls8#12579
2007boys6,067#82
2007girls9#11630
2006boys6,627#69
2006girls8#12420
2005boys6,689#67
2005girls7#13010
2004boys6,675#68
2004girls35#3989
2003boys6,666#63
2003girls5#15784
2002boys6,813#62
2002girls16#6698
2001boys6,646#61
2001girls17#6322
2000boys6,797#61
2000girls14#7158
1999boys6,467#62
1999girls12#7716
1998boys6,427#60
1998girls9#9260
1997boys5,775#65
1997girls6#12070
1996boys5,420#69
1996girls7#10567
1995boys5,203#73
1995girls13#6641
1994boys5,029#78
1994girls10#8122
1993boys4,854#75
1993girls9#8719
1992boys4,687#79
1992girls13#6652
1991boys4,367#84
1991girls8#9336
1990boys4,348#86
1990girls17#5286
1989boys4,121#84
1989girls15#5545
1988boys4,054#81
1988girls22#4015
1987boys4,050#78
1987girls31#3031
1986boys4,032#78
1986girls37#2620
1985boys4,004#77
1985girls25#3419
1984boys3,600#80
1984girls26#3233
1983boys3,641#79
1983girls30#2853
1982boys3,939#74
1982girls34#2704
1981boys3,719#80
1981girls26#3253
1980boys3,492#86
1980girls28#3069
1979boys3,040#95
1979girls26#3147
1978boys2,925#94
1978girls21#3512
1977boys2,500#107
1977girls22#3366
1976boys2,209#114
1976girls8#6611
1975boys1,957#131
1975girls30#2565
1974boys1,609#153
1974girls12#4720
1973boys1,391#169
1973girls21#3122
1972boys1,208#192
1972girls12#4523
1971boys1,210#200
1971girls15#3943
1970boys1,136#218
1970girls11#4761
1969boys991#231
1969girls17#3318
1968boys921#235
1968girls11#4222
1967boys976#226
1967girls10#4300
1966boys903#235
1966girls13#3558
1965boys1,071#223
1965girls13#3549
1964boys1,023#236
1964girls8#5008
1963boys1,026#233
1963girls6#5891
1962boys1,085#234
1962girls8#4865
1961boys1,049#244
1961girls10#4239
1960boys1,146#239
1960girls8#4773
1959boys1,159#235
1959girls11#3827
1958boys1,102#235
1958girls15#3085
1957boys1,262#213
1957girls17#2823
1956boys1,309#205
1956girls11#3696
1955boys1,334#195
1955girls13#3225
1954boys1,228#203
1954girls11#3490
1953boys1,267#193
1953girls12#3269
1952boys1,258#188
1952girls13#3040
1951boys1,247#187
1951girls12#3106
1950boys1,223#182
1950girls13#2909
1949boys1,192#179
1949girls8#3892
1948boys1,159#180
1948girls11#3137
1947boys1,100#187
1947girls6#4764
1946boys977#186
1946girls10#3217
1945boys853#181
1944boys864#183
1944girls9#3139
1943boys839#191
1943girls6#4196
1942boys843#188
1942girls5#4622
1941boys829#182
1941girls5#4420
1940boys833#176
1940girls11#2572
1939boys770#183
1939girls5#4250
1938boys749#186
1937boys703#186
1937girls5#4255
1936boys738#179
1936girls8#3103
1935boys747#180
1935girls7#3431
1934boys782#174
1934girls8#3159
1933boys728#178
1933girls8#3109
1932boys781#176
1932girls8#3274
1931boys659#199
1931girls5#4331
1930boys754#185
1930girls7#3658
1929boys760#184
1929girls7#3682
1928boys728#193
1928girls12#2623
1927boys769#187
1927girls10#3053
1926boys821#176
1926girls6#4306
1925boys810#178
1925girls10#3116
1924boys800#179
1924girls8#3665
1923boys721#193
1922boys800#175
1921boys748#187
1920boys837#166
1919boys748#174
1919girls7#3817
1918boys661#193
1917boys640#189
1917girls6#4083
1916boys590#193
1915boys554#197
1915girls5#4274
1914boys470#185
1913boys337#201
1912boys356#163
1911boys207#161
1910boys232#139
1909boys143#172
1908boys150#159
1907boys124#174
1906boys101#177
1905boys117#167
1904boys105#174
1903boys105#165
1902boys88#189
1901boys92#163
1900boys118#176
1899boys72#189
1898boys90#175
1897boys43#272
1896boys73#206
1895boys72#199
1894boys77#192
1893boys58#224
1892boys78#196
1891boys46#237
1890boys75#178
1889boys48#233
1888boys63#221
1887boys57#203
1886boys59#220
1885boys54#220
1884boys56#221
1883boys49#221
1882boys57#217
1881boys48#220
1880boys60#200

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Nathaniel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-39.4%
Change since peak-62.4%