Boys' name · since 1991
Nethaniel
254 babies named Nethaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,568 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
254 boys have been named Nethaniel since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nethaniel has 254 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2024.
- #11,568 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 254 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nethaniel ranks #11,568 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,568 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 254
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nethaniel's 254 recorded births place it above 74.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nethaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nethaniel splits its recorded history at 2006: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nethaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Nethaniel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Nethaniel's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Nethaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (42% of all-time use).
Nethaniel by state
Where Nethaniel concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nethaniel's data
- Nethaniel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nethaniels (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 Nethaniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1991–2024 (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 Nethaniel 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.