Nathanel vs Nathanael

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

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Nathanel

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Nathanael

Boy name · Rank #674

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Metric Nathanel Nathanael
Current Rank Unranked #674
Total Births (all years) 885 22,227
Peak Year 2002 2000
Peak Year Births 39 609
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Nathanel Nathanael
1910s 12 19
1920s 91 23
1930s 64 50
1940s 21 63
1950s 16 78
1960s 6 174
1970s 47 1,491
1980s 116 3,514
1990s 150 4,606
2000s 241 5,712
2010s 104 4,292
2020s 17 2,205

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nathanel Nathanael
2014 8 477
2015 10 480
2016 5 431
2017 11 402
2018 7 337
2019 7 348
2020 5 345
2021 - 317
2022 6 325
2023 - 369
2024 - 407
2025 6 442

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, 1917–2025.

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