Recorded 1952–1985 Boys' name Peak 1952 10 births

Natheniel — boys' name

10 babies named Natheniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51980s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Natheniel was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

5 babies were named Natheniel in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natheniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Natheniel between 1952 and 1985, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Natheniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natheniel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Natheniel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natheniel 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 10 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.

Natheniel at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

10

Since 1952

34 years of records

Peak year

1952

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1952

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1985

Natheniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1952

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1952)
5
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
5 19851952 5

Natheniel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
5 births that decade — 50% of Natheniel's all-time total
1950s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natheniel?
10 babies have been named Natheniel since 1952. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1952 with 5 births.
When was Natheniel most popular?
Natheniel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Natheniel been used?
Natheniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 34 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Natheniel?
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.

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, 1952–1985 (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.