Nathaneal vs Nathan

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

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Nathaneal

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Nathan

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Metric Nathaneal Nathan
Current Rank Unranked #62
Total Births (all years) 908 582,484
Peak Year 1999 2004
Peak Year Births 39 14,633
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nathaneal Nathan
1880ss — 1,106
1890ss — 1,180
1900ss — 1,616
1910ss — 7,132
1920ss — 6,715
1930ss — 4,699
1940ss — 5,577
1950ss — 10,127
1960ss — 15,527
1970ss 65 65,868
1980ss 161 105,994
1990ss 238 107,319
2000ss 318 134,854
2010ss 105 88,024
2020ss 21 26,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nathaneal Nathan
2014 18 8,995
2015 11 8,599
2016 — 8,000
2017 7 7,441
2018 6 6,850
2019 — 6,087
2020 6 5,700
2021 — 5,431
2022 6 5,539
2023 9 5,066
2024 — 5,010

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, 1972–2023.

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