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.

Nathaniel

#136 most common boys' name of all time · #274 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#136
Rank overall
#274 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
288,265
Since 2016
30,022
Peak year
2002 #62
Best rank
#60 1998
Girls Boys peak 6,829/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nathaniel 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 — 2,565 2,565 #140
2024 — 2,520 2,520 #144
2023 — 2,533 2,533 #143
2022 6 2,706 2,712 #138
2021 — 2,834 2,834 #133
2020 6 2,930 2,936 #125
2019 — 3,097 3,097 #122
2018 — 3,391 3,391 #116
2017 — 3,541 3,541 #112
2016 6 3,887 3,893 #103
2015 — 4,234 4,234 #96
2014 — 4,317 4,317 #94
2013 6 4,538 4,544 #91
2012 — 4,795 4,795 #84
2011 13 4,980 4,993 #84
2010 6 5,110 5,116 #81
2009 9 5,426 5,435 #75
2008 8 5,858 5,866 #77
2007 9 6,067 6,076 #82
2006 8 6,627 6,635 #69
2005 7 6,689 6,696 #67
2004 35 6,675 6,710 #68
2003 5 6,666 6,671 #63
2002 16 6,813 6,829 #62
2001 17 6,646 6,663 #61
2000 14 6,797 6,811 #61
1999 12 6,467 6,479 #62
1998 9 6,427 6,436 #60
1997 6 5,775 5,781 #65
1996 7 5,420 5,427 #69
1995 13 5,203 5,216 #73
1994 10 5,029 5,039 #78
1993 9 4,854 4,863 #75
1992 13 4,687 4,700 #79
1991 8 4,367 4,375 #84
1990 17 4,348 4,365 #86
1989 15 4,121 4,136 #84
1988 22 4,054 4,076 #81
1987 31 4,050 4,081 #78
1986 37 4,032 4,069 #78
1985 25 4,004 4,029 #77
1984 26 3,600 3,626 #80
1983 30 3,641 3,671 #79
1982 34 3,939 3,973 #74
1981 26 3,719 3,745 #80
1980 28 3,492 3,520 #86
1979 26 3,040 3,066 #95
1978 21 2,925 2,946 #94
1977 22 2,500 2,522 #107
1976 8 2,209 2,217 #114
1975 30 1,957 1,987 #131
1974 12 1,609 1,621 #153
1973 21 1,391 1,412 #169
1972 12 1,208 1,220 #192
1971 15 1,210 1,225 #200
1970 11 1,136 1,147 #218
1969 17 991 1,008 #231
1968 11 921 932 #235
1967 10 976 986 #226
1966 13 903 916 #235
1965 13 1,071 1,084 #223
1964 8 1,023 1,031 #237
1963 6 1,026 1,032 #233
1962 8 1,085 1,093 #234
1961 10 1,049 1,059 #244
1960 8 1,146 1,154 #239
1959 11 1,159 1,170 #235
1958 15 1,102 1,117 #235
1957 17 1,262 1,279 #213
1956 11 1,309 1,320 #205
1955 13 1,334 1,347 #195
1954 11 1,228 1,239 #203
1953 12 1,267 1,279 #193
1952 13 1,258 1,271 #188
1951 12 1,247 1,259 #187
1950 13 1,223 1,236 #182
1949 8 1,192 1,200 #179
1948 11 1,159 1,170 #180
1947 6 1,100 1,106 #187
1946 10 977 987 #186
1945 — 853 853 #181
1944 9 864 873 #184
1943 6 839 845 #191
1942 5 843 848 #188
1941 5 829 834 #182
1940 11 833 844 #176
1939 5 770 775 #183
1938 — 749 749 #186
1937 5 703 708 #187
1936 8 738 746 #179
1935 7 747 754 #180
1934 8 782 790 #174
1933 8 728 736 #178
1932 8 781 789 #176
1931 5 659 664 #199
1930 7 754 761 #185
1929 7 760 767 #184
1928 12 728 740 #194
1927 10 769 779 #187
1926 6 821 827 #176
1925 10 810 820 #178
1924 8 800 808 #180
1923 — 721 721 #193
1922 — 800 800 #175
1921 — 748 748 #187
1920 — 837 837 #166
1919 7 748 755 #175
1918 — 661 661 #193
1917 6 640 646 #189
1916 — 590 590 #193
1915 5 554 559 #197
1914 — 470 470 #185
1913 — 337 337 #201
1912 — 356 356 #164
1911 — 207 207 #161
1910 — 232 232 #139
1909 — 143 143 #172
1908 — 150 150 #160
1907 — 124 124 #176
1906 — 101 101 #177
1905 — 117 117 #168
1904 — 105 105 #174
1903 — 105 105 #165
1902 — 88 88 #189
1901 — 92 92 #165
1900 — 118 118 #179
1899 — 72 72 #189
1898 — 90 90 #175
1897 — 43 43 #274
1896 — 73 73 #208
1895 — 72 72 #202
1894 — 77 77 #193
1893 — 58 58 #224
1892 — 78 78 #197
1891 — 46 46 #238
1890 — 75 75 #179
1889 — 48 48 #233
1888 — 63 63 #222
1887 — 57 57 #203
1886 — 59 59 #220
1885 — 54 54 #220
1884 — 56 56 #221
1883 — 49 49 #223
1882 — 57 57 #218
1881 — 48 48 #220
1880 — 60 60 #205