Boys' name · since 1997
Nathanyel
245 babies named Nathanyel in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
245 boys have been named Nathanyel since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nathanyel recorded 245 times among boys since 1997, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1997 to 2017.
- #11,802 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 245 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathanyel ranks #11,802 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 245 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,802 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 245
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathanyel's 245 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nathanyel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nathanyel's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nathanyel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2017
- Peak year (2002)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Nathanyel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (153 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Nathanyel's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Nathanyel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 153 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Nathanyel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (153 total births) through the 2010s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nathanyel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1997–2017 (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 Nathanyel 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.