Trend of the Popularity of Nathaniel as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,511 male babies that were named Nathaniel in the US, which was 0.15% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Nathaniel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2002 with a count of 6,813 babies, which was 0.35% of the total male babies born in the US in 2002.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Nathaniel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Nathaniel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Nathaniel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Nathaniel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Nathaniel from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Nathaniel as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	3492	0.20
1981	3719	0.21
1982	3938	0.22
1983	3641	0.20
1984	3602	0.20
1985	4003	0.22
1986	4031	0.22
1987	4050	0.22
1988	4054	0.21
1989	4120	0.21
1990	4348	0.21
1991	4367	0.22
1992	4687	0.24
1993	4854	0.25
1994	5029	0.26
1995	5203	0.27
1996	5420	0.29
1997	5775	0.31
1998	6427	0.34
1999	6466	0.34
2000	6797	0.35
2001	6645	0.34
2002	6813	0.35
2003	6666	0.34
2004	6675	0.34
2005	6689	0.34
2006	6626	0.32
2007	6066	0.29
2008	5856	0.29
2009	5426	0.27
2010	5109	0.27
2011	4978	0.26
2012	4794	0.25
2013	4537	0.24
2014	4317	0.23
2015	4233	0.22
2016	3884	0.21
2017	3540	0.19
2018	3389	0.19
2019	3094	0.17
2020	2926	0.17
2021	2825	0.16
2022	2700	0.16
2023	2526	0.15
2024	2511	0.15