Nathanial vs Nathaniel

Side-by-side comparison of Nathanial and Nathaniel - 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

Nathaniel

Boy name · Rank #144

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Metric Nathanial Nathaniel
Current Rank #3694 #144
Total Births (all years) 10,578 287,103
Peak Year 1999 2002
Peak Year Births 371 6,813
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Nathanial Nathaniel
1880s 5 551
1890s 5 684
1900s 22 1,143
1910s 134 4,795
1920s 162 7,794
1930s 156 7,411
1940s 113 9,489
1950s 119 12,389
1960s 184 10,191
1970s 927 19,185
1980s 1,978 38,652
1990s 2,997 52,577
2000s 2,821 64,264
2010s 778 41,890
2020s 177 16,088

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nathanial Nathaniel
2014 62 4,317
2015 50 4,234
2016 51 3,887
2017 54 3,541
2018 35 3,391
2019 33 3,097
2020 30 2,930
2021 32 2,834
2022 20 2,706
2023 32 2,533
2024 30 2,520
2025 33 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, 1880–2025.

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