Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nathanial

#1,139 most common boys' name of all time · #2,698 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,139
Rank overall
#2,698 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
120 of 146
All-time
10,578
Since 2016
350
Peak year
1999 #545
Best rank
#543 1998
Girls Boys peak 371/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nathanial is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 33 33 #3,455
2024 — 30 30 #3,694
2023 — 32 32 #3,568
2022 — 20 20 #4,853
2021 — 32 32 #3,502
2020 — 30 30 #3,571
2019 — 33 33 #3,432
2018 — 35 35 #3,245
2017 — 54 54 #2,388
2016 — 51 51 #2,479
2015 — 50 50 #2,490
2014 — 62 62 #2,175
2013 — 86 86 #1,712
2012 — 96 96 #1,618
2011 — 129 129 #1,319
2010 — 182 182 #1,056
2009 — 193 193 #1,015
2008 — 219 219 #926
2007 — 264 264 #808
2006 — 297 297 #727
2005 — 286 286 #713
2004 — 295 295 #682
2003 — 327 327 #627
2002 — 307 307 #635
2001 — 292 292 #638
2000 — 341 341 #586
1999 — 371 371 #545
1998 — 369 369 #543
1997 — 340 340 #560
1996 — 275 275 #628
1995 — 311 311 #581
1994 — 286 286 #617
1993 — 262 262 #640
1992 — 281 281 #616
1991 — 260 260 #630
1990 — 242 242 #650
1989 — 216 216 #678
1988 — 209 209 #655
1987 — 185 185 #672
1986 — 210 210 #616
1985 — 217 217 #593
1984 — 193 193 #612
1983 — 180 180 #638
1982 — 200 200 #606
1981 — 178 178 #638
1980 — 190 190 #632
1979 — 177 177 #640
1978 — 179 179 #624
1977 — 124 124 #763
1976 — 116 116 #773
1975 — 90 90 #876
1974 — 75 75 #943
1973 — 44 44 #1,239
1972 — 42 42 #1,289
1971 — 41 41 #1,315
1970 — 39 39 #1,343
1969 — 28 28 #1,536
1968 — 17 17 #1,969
1967 — 15 15 #2,047
1966 — 19 19 #1,770
1965 — 22 22 #1,681
1964 — 20 20 #1,805
1963 — 14 14 #2,221
1962 — 21 21 #1,770
1961 — 14 14 #2,253
1960 — 14 14 #2,224
1959 — 14 14 #2,210
1958 — 10 10 #2,663
1957 — 8 8 #3,051
1956 — 12 12 #2,376
1955 — 15 15 #2,066
1954 — 9 9 #2,766
1953 — 6 6 #3,463
1952 — 14 14 #2,083
1951 — 13 13 #2,149
1950 — 18 18 #1,762
1949 — 13 13 #2,139
1948 — 11 11 #2,343
1947 — 19 19 #1,747
1946 — 7 7 #2,950
1945 — 7 7 #2,775
1944 — 7 7 #2,887
1943 — 14 14 #2,007
1942 — 8 8 #2,734
1941 — 9 9 #2,505
1940 — 18 18 #1,636
1939 — 10 10 #2,322
1938 — 16 16 #1,760
1937 — 21 21 #1,495
1936 — 12 12 #2,093
1935 — 17 17 #1,722
1934 — 14 14 #1,954
1933 — 19 19 #1,604
1932 — 16 16 #1,864
1931 — 12 12 #2,228
1930 — 19 19 #1,708
1929 — 8 8 #3,013
1928 — 15 15 #2,069
1927 — 23 23 #1,613
1926 — 22 22 #1,623
1925 — 18 18 #1,881
1924 — 13 13 #2,365
1923 — 8 8 #3,201
1922 — 17 17 #1,963
1921 — 21 21 #1,717
1920 — 17 17 #1,983
1919 — 18 18 #1,821
1918 — 26 26 #1,411
1917 — 18 18 #1,767
1916 — 18 18 #1,707
1915 — 12 12 #2,201
1914 — 21 21 #1,313
1913 — 7 7 #2,307
1912 — 7 7 #2,079
1911 — 7 7 #1,433
1909 — 6 6 #1,322
1908 — 10 10 #915
1905 — 6 6 #1,146
1897 — 5 5 #1,126
1880 — 5 5 #1,021