Nathanial vs Nathanael

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

Name A

Nathanial

Boy name · Rank #3694

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Name B

Nathanael

Boy name · Rank #674

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Metric Nathanial Nathanael
Current Rank #3694 #674
Total Births (all years) 10,578 22,227
Peak Year 1999 2000
Peak Year Births 371 609
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Nathanial Nathanael
1880s 5 -
1890s 5 -
1900s 22 -
1910s 134 19
1920s 162 23
1930s 156 50
1940s 113 63
1950s 119 78
1960s 184 174
1970s 927 1,491
1980s 1,978 3,514
1990s 2,997 4,606
2000s 2,821 5,712
2010s 778 4,292
2020s 177 2,205

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nathanial Nathanael
2014 62 477
2015 50 480
2016 51 431
2017 54 402
2018 35 337
2019 33 348
2020 30 345
2021 32 317
2022 20 325
2023 32 369
2024 30 407
2025 33 442

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, 1880–2025.

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