US rank #8557 Boys' name Peak 2015 251 births

Natanel — #8557 US boys' name

251 babies named Natanel in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s922010s872020s35
#8557
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Natanel was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

18 babies were named Natanel in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natanel

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Natanel between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Natanel currently holds the #8557 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natanel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Natanel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Natanel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natanel 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 251 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.

Natanel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

251

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2015

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,557

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Natanel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20242020201520112007200319961990 5

Natanel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92 births that decade — 37% of Natanel's all-time total
1990s372000s922010s872020s35

Natanel by state

Where Natanel concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Natanel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
60 23.9%
#2 California
5 2.0%
New York share of Natanel's total US births 23.9%
Even split

60 of 251 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natanel?
251 babies have been named Natanel since 1990. It currently ranks #8557 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 18 births.
When was Natanel most popular?
Natanel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Natanel most popular?
The top states for the name Natanel are New York (60 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Natanel been used?
Natanel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Natanel?
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, 1990–2024 (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.