Mathaniel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Mathaniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Mathaniel between 1973 and 1988, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mathaniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mathaniel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mathaniel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mathaniel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.