Total births
429
Boys' name · since 1930
Nathaneil
429 babies named Nathaneil in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 429
- total births
- 1930–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
Nathaneil is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 429 have been recorded since 1930.
Nathaneil has 429 recorded births among boys since 1930, 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 1930 to 2014.
- 429 total births
- 1930–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 25% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
429 boys have been named Nathaneil since 1930, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.
- 429
- total births
- 1930–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 25%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Nathaneil was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
13 babies were named Nathaneil in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
Nathaneil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nathaneil's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nathaneil at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2003
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1930
Nathaneil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2014
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Nathaneil by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Nathaneil's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Nathaneil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 38
1950s
38 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 32
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (25% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nathaneil? ▼
Nathaneil has been given to 429 babies in the U.S. since 1930, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2014. 13 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Nathaneil most popular? ▼
Nathaneil was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Nathaneil been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nathaneil since 1930 -- 85 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Nathaneil? ▼
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.
What to do with Nathaneil's data
- Nathaneil's decade-level peak was the 2000s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nathaneil
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1930–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nathaneil: Baby Name Since 1930 - 429 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nathaneil. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nathaneil 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 June 2026.