Nathaneal vs Nathaniel

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

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Nathaneal

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Nathaniel

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Metric Nathaneal Nathaniel
Current Rank Unranked #144
Total Births (all years) 908 287,103
Peak Year 1999 2002
Peak Year Births 39 6,813
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nathaneal Nathaniel
1880s - 551
1890s - 684
1900s - 1,143
1910s - 4,795
1920s - 7,794
1930s - 7,411
1940s - 9,489
1950s - 12,389
1960s - 10,191
1970s 65 19,185
1980s 161 38,652
1990s 238 52,577
2000s 318 64,264
2010s 105 41,890
2020s 21 16,088

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nathaneal Nathaniel
2014 18 4,317
2015 11 4,234
2016 - 3,887
2017 7 3,541
2018 6 3,391
2019 - 3,097
2020 6 2,930
2021 - 2,834
2022 6 2,706
2023 9 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, 1972–2023.

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