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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,565 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 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, 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 2025.

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	3939	0.22
1983	3641	0.20
1984	3600	0.20
1985	4004	0.22
1986	4032	0.22
1987	4050	0.22
1988	4054	0.21
1989	4121	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	6467	0.34
2000	6797	0.35
2001	6646	0.34
2002	6813	0.35
2003	6666	0.34
2004	6675	0.34
2005	6689	0.34
2006	6627	0.32
2007	6067	0.29
2008	5858	0.29
2009	5426	0.27
2010	5110	0.27
2011	4980	0.26
2012	4795	0.25
2013	4538	0.24
2014	4317	0.23
2015	4234	0.22
2016	3887	0.21
2017	3541	0.19
2018	3391	0.19
2019	3097	0.17
2020	2930	0.17
2021	2834	0.16
2022	2706	0.16
2023	2533	0.15
2024	2520	0.15
2025	2565	0.15