Recorded 1947–1959 Boys' name Peak 1951 48 births

Nathainel — boys' name

48 babies named Nathainel in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s43
1950s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Nathainel was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nathainel in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nathainel

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Nathainel between 1947 and 1959, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nathainel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nathainel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nathainel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nathainel 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 48 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.

Nathainel at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

48

Since 1947

13 years of records

Peak year

1951

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1947

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1959

Nathainel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1947

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1951)
8
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Nathainel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
43 births that decade — 90% of Nathainel's all-time total
1940s51950s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nathainel?
48 babies have been named Nathainel since 1947. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1951 with 8 births.
When was Nathainel most popular?
Nathainel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Nathainel been used?
Nathainel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 13 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Nathainel?
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.

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, 1947–1959 (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.