Nathanael

Given to 22,244 US babies since 1915

▲ Rising +23% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#632

recorded as boys

42 since 2024

Babies in 2025

442

boys 442

Peak year

1998

600 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

22,244

since 1915

Born a Nathanael? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Nathanael was most popular in 1998, when 600 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 442 babies were named Nathanael, ranking #632 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 23%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	442	632
2024	<5	—	407	674
2023	5	15,194	369	719
2022	<5	—	325	777
2021	<5	—	317	780
2020	<5	—	345	718
2019	<5	—	348	710
2018	<5	—	337	717
2017	<5	—	402	644
2016	<5	—	431	621
2015	<5	—	480	580
2014	<5	—	477	582
2013	<5	—	471	557
2012	<5	—	438	584
2011	<5	—	433	579
2010	<5	—	475	538
2009	<5	—	586	466
2008	<5	—	531	513
2007	<5	—	598	462
2006	<5	—	594	455
2005	<5	—	577	448
2004	<5	—	595	435
2003	<5	—	539	466
2002	<5	—	539	454
2001	<5	—	544	446
2000	<5	—	609	408
1999	<5	—	564	416
1998	<5	—	600	405
1997	<5	—	523	433
1996	<5	—	465	470
1995	<5	—	476	466
1994	<5	—	404	500
1993	<5	—	428	489
1992	<5	—	407	497
1991	<5	—	383	506
1990	<5	—	356	523
1989	<5	—	359	503
1988	<5	—	356	486
1987	7	8,778	307	513
1986	<5	—	394	433
1985	<5	—	352	457
1984	<5	—	350	447
1983	<5	—	356	439
1982	<5	—	369	437
1981	5	10,411	323	462
1980	<5	—	348	446
1979	<5	—	275	503
1978	<5	—	262	498
1977	<5	—	218	566
1976	<5	—	199	574
1975	<5	—	163	633
1974	<5	—	103	786
1973	<5	—	100	792
1972	<5	—	69	976
1971	<5	—	61	1,043
1970	<5	—	41	1,297
1969	<5	—	27	1,570
1968	<5	—	32	1,366
1967	<5	—	23	1,609
1966	<5	—	11	2,465
1965	<5	—	11	2,476
1964	<5	—	26	1,545
1963	<5	—	8	3,044
1962	<5	—	16	2,035
1961	<5	—	10	2,706
1960	<5	—	10	2,685
1959	<5	—	5	3,988
1958	<5	—	9	2,818
1957	<5	—	6	3,552
1956	<5	—	9	2,798
1955	<5	—	7	3,201
1954	<5	—	9	2,743
1953	<5	—	6	3,425
1952	<5	—	6	3,373
1951	<5	—	10	2,495
1950	<5	—	11	2,321
1949	<5	—	11	2,337
1948	<5	—	9	2,608
1947	<5	—	9	2,671
1946	<5	—	5	3,525
1945	<5	—	7	2,743
1944	<5	—	8	2,633
1943	<5	—	7	2,964
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	7	2,872
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	5	3,534
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	6	3,147
1935	<5	—	8	2,719
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	6	3,268
1932	<5	—	11	2,313
1931	<5	—	5	3,763
1930	<5	—	9	2,781
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	6	3,780
1926	<5	—	<5	—
1925	<5	—	7	3,408
1924	<5	—	<5	—
1923	<5	—	5	4,239
1922	<5	—	5	4,307
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	<5	—
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	7	3,217
1916	<5	—	6	3,516
1915	<5	—	6	3,392