Boys' name · since 1972
Nathaneal
908 babies named Nathaneal in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 908
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
908 boys have been named Nathaneal since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nathaneal has 908 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2023.
- #5,469 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 908 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathaneal ranks #5,469 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 908 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,469 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 908
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathaneal's 908 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nathaneal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nathaneal splits its recorded history at 1997: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nathaneal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2023
- Peak year (1999)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Nathaneal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (318 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Nathaneal's strongest decade.
318 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Nathaneal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
161 births
- 1990s
1990s
238 births
- 2000s
2000s
318 births
- 2010s 105
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 318 births (35% of all-time use).
How Nathaneal 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 Nathaneal's total volume
Nathaneal by state
Where Nathaneal concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
32 of 908 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Nathaneal's decade-level peak was the 2000s (318 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nathaneals (32 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 Nathaneal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1972–2023 (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 Nathaneal 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.