Boys' name · since 1997
Nathanyal
134 babies named Nathanyal in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathanyal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 134 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathanyal has been recorded 134 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2013.
- #15,525 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 134 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathanyal ranks #15,525 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,525 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 134
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathanyal's 134 recorded births place it above 65.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nathanyal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nathanyal splits its recorded history at 2004: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nathanyal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2013
- Peak year (1999)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2013.
134 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 15 births in a single year.
Nathanyal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (91 births, 68% of the file).
2000s was Nathanyal's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Nathanyal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 91 births (68% of all-time use).
Nathanyal decade highlights
- Peak decade 91 births
- Runner-up 32 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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- Nathanyal's decade-level peak was the 2000s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nathanyal: 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 (~16 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, 1997–2013 (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 Nathanyal 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.
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