How Many People Are Named Nathanial?
people named Nathanial are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 35,458 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,578 babies named Nathanial in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
371 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nathanial in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nathanial alive today is about 30 years old, and 52% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 39 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nathanial first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1999, to 371 babies. In 2025, 33 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nathanial has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #543, in 1998. In 2025 it ranked #3,487.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,487 |
| Best rank | #543 (1998) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #604 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nathanial alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nathanial were born in California than in any other state: about 810 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nathanial was given 2.5 times as often in Indiana, 2.5 times in Wisconsin and 2 times in Missouri.
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