Boys' name · since 1947

Nathainel

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.

#22,495 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 1947
1950s
peak decade

Nathainel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 48 have been recorded since 1947.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathainel has been recorded 48 times among boys since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1959.

  • #22,495 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 48 born since 1947
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathainel ranks #22,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 48 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.

#22,495 of 45,481
all-time among boys
48
born since 1947
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nathainel's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nathainel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nathainel splits its recorded history at 1953: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nathainel popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1951)
8
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
456789 1947195119521953195419571959 8

Nathainel by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (43 births, 90% of the file).

1950s was Nathainel's strongest decade.

43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 90% of all-time use.

Nathainel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 43 births (90% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nathainel? ▼
Nathainel has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1947, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,495 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1959. 8 babies were born in 1951, its single highest year.
Where does Nathainel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathainel ranks #22,495 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nathainel since 1947 -- 13 years through the most recent 1959 data.
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.

Keep exploring Nathainel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nathainel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nathainel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.