Boys' name · since 1991
Natnael
Natnael has 392 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,724 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Natnael currently ranks #5724 among boys' names in America, with 392 babies recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Natnael recorded 392 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #5724 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #9,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,724 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 392 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natnael ranks #9,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,724 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 392 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,724 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Natnael's 392 recorded births place it above 79.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Natnael compares
392 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Natnael's all-time total is 6% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Natnael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 392 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Natnael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Natnael's full recorded timeline at 2011, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Natnael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Natnael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Natnael's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Natnael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
74 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (43% of all-time use).
Natnael by state
Where Natnael concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Washington | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Natnael's data
- Natnael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Natnaels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Natnael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Natnael 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.