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Nathaniel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nathaniel ranks #140 in male records (2,565 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#140 · 2,565 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 45 male records (2,520 to 2,565); rank moved from #144 to #140.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 269 male records (2,834 to 2,565); rank moved from #133 to #140.
Peak year in available data
2016: 3,887 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Nathaniel becoming more popular?

Nathaniel's reported male count increased by 45 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #144 to #140. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Nathaniel. That is not a count of zero.

Nathaniel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for NathanielFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.3,8870201620252016: 6 female records2020: 6 female records2022: 6 female records2016: 3,887 male records2017: 3,541 male records2018: 3,391 male records2019: 3,097 male records2020: 2,930 male records2021: 2,834 male records2022: 2,706 male records2023: 2,533 male records2024: 2,520 male records2025: 2,565 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——2,565140
2024——2,520144
2023——2,533143
2022614,8042,706138
2021——2,834133
2020614,6112,930125
2019——3,097122
2018——3,391116
2017——3,541112
2016615,6723,887103

Questions about Nathaniel’s popularity

How common is Nathaniel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nathaniel ranks #140 in male records (2,565 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Nathaniel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Nathaniel only.

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