Nat vs Nathaniel

Side-by-side comparison of Nat and Nathaniel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Nat

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Nathaniel

Boy name · Rank #144

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Metric Nat Nathaniel
Current Rank Unranked #144
Total Births (all years) 2,162 287,103
Peak Year 1915 2002
Peak Year Births 61 6,813
Peak Decade 1910s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nat Nathaniel
1880s 108 551
1890s 125 684
1900s 117 1,143
1910s 444 4,795
1920s 353 7,794
1930s 241 7,411
1940s 220 9,489
1950s 216 12,389
1960s 183 10,191
1970s 94 19,185
1980s 34 38,652
1990s 17 52,577
2000s 5 64,264
2010s - 41,890
2020s 5 16,088

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nat Nathaniel
2014 - 4,317
2015 - 4,234
2016 - 3,887
2017 - 3,541
2018 - 3,391
2019 - 3,097
2020 - 2,930
2021 - 2,834
2022 - 2,706
2023 5 2,533
2024 - 2,520
2025 - 2,565

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2023.

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