Recorded 1930–2014 Boys' name Peak 2003 429 births

Nathaneil — boys' name

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.

1930s61940s191950s381960s101970s451980s781990s922000s1092010s32
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.

What the Data Says About Nathaneil

The Social Security Administration has registered 429 babies named Nathaneil between 1930 and 2014, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nathaneil currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nathaneil performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Nathaneil shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nathaneil 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 429 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.

Nathaneil at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

429

Since 1930

85 years of records

Peak year

2003

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1930

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2014

Nathaneil popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1930

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2003)
13
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
468101214 201420072000199319861978195919471930 6

Nathaneil by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 25% of Nathaneil's all-time total
1930s61940s191950s381960s101970s451980s781990s922000s1092010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nathaneil?
429 babies have been named Nathaneil since 1930. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2003 with 13 births.
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?
Nathaneil has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 85 years of data through 2014.
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.

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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, 1930–2014 (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.