Nathanael
Nathanael is ranked 674th among boys in 2024 (404 births). Its best rank was 406th, in 1998.
- Rank in 2024
- #674up 46 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 4040.02% of boys
- Peak year
- 2000609 births
- Best rank
- #406in 1998
- Since 1915
- 21,774people given the name
The story in the numbers
21,774 boys have been named Nathanael in the United States since 1915, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2000, with 609 births.
It is holding steady: its share of births has moved by less than half in either direction over ten years (rank 584 → 674).
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2001, and the 2000s alone account for 26%. It has spent 53 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Nathanael | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | |
| 1920s | 23 | |
| 1930s | 50 | |
| 1940s | 63 | |
| 1950s | 78 | |
| 1960s | 173 | |
| 1970s | 1,491 | |
| 1980s | 3,514 | |
| 1990s | 4,606 | |
| 2000s | 5,711 | |
| 2010s | 4,289 | |
| 2020s | 1,757 |
In 2000, its biggest year
Nathanael was the 408th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2000 were Jacob, Michael, Matthew, Joshua and Christopher. See all of 2000.
Names that rose and fell with Nathanael
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Ianpeak 2005
- Mathieupeak 2000
- Eamonnpeak 2007
- Rajapeak 2001
- Keonpeak 2003
- Kamalpeak 2009
- Rigopeak 2007
- Taronpeak 2004
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.