US rank #1274 Boys' name Peak 2020 2,393 births

Natanael — #1274 US boys' name

2,393 babies named Natanael in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s291980s1381990s3642000s5762010s5792020s702
#1274
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Natanael was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

176 babies were named Natanael in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natanael

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,393 babies named Natanael between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Natanael currently holds the #1274 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 176 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natanael performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 702 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Natanael shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 461 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Natanael in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natanael 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 2,393 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.

Natanael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,393

Since 1962

63 years of records

Peak year

2020

176 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,274

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1962

Recorded for 63 years

Last year on file: 2024

Natanael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
176
Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
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Natanael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
702 births that decade — 29% of Natanael's all-time total
1960s51970s291980s1381990s3642000s5762010s5792020s702

Natanael by state

Where Natanael concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Natanael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
461 19.3%
#2 Texas
318 13.3%
#3 Florida
115 4.8%
#4 New York
106 4.4%
#5 Georgia
35 1.5%
#6 North Carolina
32 1.3%
#7 New Jersey
17 0.7%
#8 Arizona
15 0.6%
California share of Natanael's total US births 19.3%
Even split

461 of 2,393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Natanael appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natanael?
2,393 babies have been named Natanael since 1962. It currently ranks #1274 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 176 births.
When was Natanael most popular?
Natanael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 702 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Natanael most popular?
The top states for the name Natanael are California (461 births), Texas (318 births), Florida (115 births).
How long has the name Natanael been used?
Natanael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 63 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Natanael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nathan, Nathaniel, Nathanael, Nathanial, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.