Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: HebrewNathaniel is an English variant of the biblical Hebrew name Nathanael. It can be a given or surname.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nathaniel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Nathaniel has lost 42% over the decade, easing to 2,511 births and rank 144, well below the 6,813 it managed in 2002 and the rank of 60 it held in 1998. That is a moderate decline by the standards of this batch, and its 285,643 births are spread widely enough since 1880 that the name has never been tied to one generation the way Evan or Connor is. Nathaniel Hawthorne, born 1804, is the anchor, though the file lists his occupation as science fiction writer, which would have surprised him. Ralph Fiennes and Jacob Elordi both carry it as a middle name, and the rapper Nate Dogg was born Nathaniel Hale. The formal four-syllable register is out of fashion generally, and Nathaniel is declining roughly in line with that.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 60 | #205 |
| 1881 | 48 | #221 |
| 1882 | 57 | #219 |
| 1883 | 49 | #224 |
| 1884 | 56 | #225 |
| 1885 | 54 | #224 |
| 1886 | 59 | #221 |
| 1887 | 57 | #204 |
| 1888 | 63 | #222 |
| 1889 | 48 | #236 |
| 1890 | 75 | #178 |
| 1891 | 46 | #238 |
| 1892 | 78 | #197 |
| 1893 | 58 | #224 |
| 1894 | 77 | #192 |
| 1895 | 72 | #201 |
| 1896 | 73 | #207 |
| 1897 | 43 | #276 |
| 1898 | 90 | #176 |
| 1899 | 72 | #190 |
| 1900 | 118 | #179 |
| 1901 | 92 | #165 |
| 1902 | 88 | #189 |
| 1903 | 105 | #165 |
| 1904 | 105 | #174 |
| 1905 | 117 | #168 |
| 1906 | 101 | #179 |
| 1907 | 124 | #175 |
| 1908 | 150 | #160 |
| 1909 | 143 | #172 |
| 1910 | 232 | #139 |
| 1911 | 207 | #161 |
| 1912 | 356 | #164 |
| 1913 | 337 | #201 |
| 1914 | 470 | #185 |
| 1915 | 554 | #197 |
| 1916 | 590 | #194 |
| 1917 | 640 | #189 |
| 1918 | 661 | #193 |
| 1919 | 748 | #175 |
| 1920 | 837 | #166 |
| 1921 | 748 | #187 |
| 1922 | 800 | #175 |
| 1923 | 721 | #193 |
| 1924 | 800 | #180 |
| 1925 | 810 | #178 |
| 1926 | 821 | #176 |
| 1927 | 769 | #187 |
| 1928 | 728 | #194 |
| 1929 | 760 | #184 |
| 1930 | 754 | #185 |
| 1931 | 659 | #199 |
| 1932 | 781 | #176 |
| 1933 | 728 | #178 |
| 1934 | 782 | #174 |
| 1935 | 747 | #180 |
| 1936 | 738 | #179 |
| 1937 | 703 | #187 |
| 1938 | 749 | #186 |
| 1939 | 770 | #183 |
| 1940 | 833 | #176 |
| 1941 | 829 | #182 |
| 1942 | 843 | #188 |
| 1943 | 839 | #191 |
| 1944 | 864 | #184 |
| 1945 | 853 | #181 |
| 1946 | 977 | #187 |
| 1947 | 1,100 | #187 |
| 1948 | 1,159 | #180 |
| 1949 | 1,193 | #179 |
| 1950 | 1,222 | #182 |
| 1951 | 1,247 | #187 |
| 1952 | 1,258 | #189 |
| 1953 | 1,268 | #193 |
| 1954 | 1,229 | #203 |
| 1955 | 1,330 | #196 |
| 1956 | 1,311 | #205 |
| 1957 | 1,261 | #213 |
| 1958 | 1,104 | #235 |
| 1959 | 1,158 | #235 |
| 1960 | 1,145 | #239 |
| 1961 | 1,049 | #244 |
| 1962 | 1,085 | #234 |
| 1963 | 1,025 | #233 |
| 1964 | 1,023 | #237 |
| 1965 | 1,071 | #223 |
| 1966 | 903 | #235 |
| 1967 | 978 | #226 |
| 1968 | 922 | #235 |
| 1969 | 991 | #231 |
| 1970 | 1,136 | #218 |
| 1971 | 1,210 | #200 |
| 1972 | 1,208 | #192 |
| 1973 | 1,391 | #169 |
| 1974 | 1,609 | #153 |
| 1975 | 1,957 | #131 |
| 1976 | 2,210 | #114 |
| 1977 | 2,499 | #107 |
| 1978 | 2,925 | #94 |
| 1979 | 3,040 | #95 |
| 1980 | 3,492 | #86 |
| 1981 | 3,719 | #80 |
| 1982 | 3,938 | #75 |
| 1983 | 3,641 | #79 |
| 1984 | 3,602 | #80 |
| 1985 | 4,003 | #77 |
| 1986 | 4,031 | #78 |
| 1987 | 4,050 | #78 |
| 1988 | 4,054 | #82 |
| 1989 | 4,120 | #84 |
| 1990 | 4,348 | #86 |
| 1991 | 4,367 | #84 |
| 1992 | 4,687 | #79 |
| 1993 | 4,854 | #75 |
| 1994 | 5,029 | #78 |
| 1995 | 5,203 | #73 |
| 1996 | 5,420 | #69 |
| 1997 | 5,775 | #65 |
| 1998 | 6,427 | #60 |
| 1999 | 6,466 | #62 |
| 2000 | 6,797 | #61 |
| 2001 | 6,645 | #61 |
| 2002 | 6,813 | #62 |
| 2003 | 6,666 | #63 |
| 2004 | 6,675 | #68 |
| 2005 | 6,689 | #67 |
| 2006 | 6,626 | #69 |
| 2007 | 6,066 | #82 |
| 2008 | 5,856 | #77 |
| 2009 | 5,426 | #75 |
| 2010 | 5,109 | #81 |
| 2011 | 4,978 | #84 |
| 2012 | 4,794 | #84 |
| 2013 | 4,537 | #91 |
| 2014 | 4,317 | #94 |
| 2015 | 4,233 | #97 |
| 2016 | 3,884 | #103 |
| 2017 | 3,540 | #112 |
| 2018 | 3,389 | #116 |
| 2019 | 3,094 | #122 |
| 2020 | 2,926 | #125 |
| 2021 | 2,825 | #133 |
| 2022 | 2,700 | #138 |
| 2023 | 2,526 | #143 |
| 2024 | 2,511 | #144 |
