Boys' name · since 1915
Nathanael
22,227 babies named Nathanael in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #632 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,227
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathanael currently ranks #632 among boys' names in America, with 22,227 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Nathanael recorded 22,227 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #632 nationally today, ahead of 95% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #789 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #632 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 22,227 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathanael ranks #789 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #632 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 22,227 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #789 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #632 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,227
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathanael's 22,227 recorded births place it above 98.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nathanael compares
22,227 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nathanael's all-time total is 60x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nathanael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,227 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 609 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nathanael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nathanael's full recorded timeline at 1977, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 609 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nathanael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 609
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Nathanael popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1981 (Nathanael as girls' name)
Nathanael by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,712 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Nathanael's strongest decade.
5,712 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nathanael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 63
1940s
63 births
- 1950s 78
1950s
78 births
- 1960s 174
1960s
174 births
- 1970s 1,491
1970s
1,491 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,514 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,606 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,712 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,292 births
- 2020s 2,205
2020s
2,205 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,712 births (26% of all-time use).
How Nathanael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nathanael's total volume
Nathanael by state
Where Nathanael concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,753 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,818 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,161 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,118 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 897 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 890 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 743 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 685 | 3.1% |
2,753 of 22,227 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Nathanael appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nathanael's data
- Nathanael's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5,712 total births) through the 2020s (2,205) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nathanaels (2,753 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nathanael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~110 yrs)
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, 1915–2025 (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 Nathanael 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.