Nathanial Boy
How popular is Nathanial?
#3,449 boy name in 2025
33 baby boys were named Nathanial in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
Nathanial popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #3,449 for boys (▲ 242 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 33 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,485 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (371 boys) |
| Highest rank | #543 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nathanial counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nathaniel family of names ranked #150 for boys in 2025 (#155 the year before), with 2,598 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel | 2,565 | 99% |
| Nathanial | 33 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nathanial is most popular
Babies named Nathanial per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Nathanial by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #909 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1900s | 22 | #877 |
| 1910s | 134 | #1,300 |
| 1920s | 162 | #1,603 |
| 1930s | 156 | #1,481 |
| 1940s | 113 | #1,627 |
| 1950s | 119 | #1,745 |
| 1960s | 184 | #1,526 |
| 1970s | 927 | #624 |
| 1980s | 1,978 | #593 |
| 1990s | 2,997 | #543 |
| 2000s | 2,821 | #585 |
| 2010s | 778 | #1,056 |
| 2020s | 177 | #3,449 |
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Questions
- Is Nathanial a boy or girl name?
- Nathanial is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nathanial were boys.
- How popular is the name Nathanial?
- 33 baby boys were named Nathanial in the US in 2025, making it the 3449th most popular boy name.
- When was Nathanial most popular?
- Nathanial peaked in 1999, when 371 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #543 in 1998.
- How many people are named Nathanial?
- 10,578 babies have been named Nathanial in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,674 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Nathanial most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nathanial was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.