Nathaniel

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Nathaniel is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 285,643 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 284,481 as boys and 1,162 as girls. Nathaniel gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2002 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #274 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,511
2023 2,526
2022 2,706
2021 2,825
2020 2,932
2019 3,094
2018 3,389
2017 3,540
2016 3,890
2015 4,233
2014 4,317
2013 4,543
2012 4,794
2011 4,991
2010 5,115
2009 5,435
2008 5,864
2007 6,075
2006 6,634
2005 6,696
2004 6,710
2003 6,671
2002 6,829
2001 6,662
2000 6,811
1999 6,478
1998 6,436
1997 5,781
1996 5,427
1995 5,216
1994 5,039
1993 4,863
1992 4,700
1991 4,375
1990 4,365
1989 4,135
1988 4,076
1987 4,081
1986 4,068
1985 4,028
1984 3,628
1983 3,671
1982 3,972
1981 3,745
1980 3,520
1979 3,066
1978 2,946
1977 2,521
1976 2,218
1975 1,987
1974 1,621
1973 1,412
1972 1,220
1971 1,225
1970 1,147
1969 1,008
1968 933
1967 988
1966 916
1965 1,084
1964 1,031
1963 1,031
1962 1,093
1961 1,059
1960 1,153
1959 1,169
1958 1,119
1957 1,278
1956 1,322
1955 1,343
1954 1,240
1953 1,280
1952 1,271
1951 1,259
1950 1,235
1949 1,201
1948 1,170
1947 1,106
1946 987
1945 853
1944 873
1943 845
1942 848
1941 834
1940 844
1939 775
1938 749
1937 708
1936 746
1935 754
1934 790
1933 736
1932 789
1931 664
1930 761
1929 767
1928 740
1927 779
1926 827
1925 820
1924 808
1923 721
1922 800
1921 748
1920 837
1919 755
1918 661
1917 646
1916 590
1915 559
1914 470
1913 337
1912 356
1911 207
1910 232
1909 143
1908 150
1907 124
1906 101
1905 117
1904 105
1903 105
1902 88
1901 92
1900 118
1899 72
1898 90
1897 43
1896 73
1895 72
1894 77
1893 58
1892 78
1891 46
1890 75
1889 48
1888 63
1887 57
1886 59
1885 54
1884 56
1883 49
1882 57
1881 48
1880 60