boy's name

Nathaneal

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 952

Nathaneal is a boy's name. In 2023 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1999, when 39 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.

Nathaneal over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Nathaneal by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 65
1980s 161
1990s 238
2000s 318
2010s 105
2020s (to 2023) 21

How popular is Nathaneal?

In 2023, Nathaneal was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nathaneal is used

Canada #3,129 5 in 2022
England & Wales #4,308 4 in 2017
United States #8,394 9 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nathaneal

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nathaneal also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nathaneal over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nathaneal

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nathaneal — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nathaneal

How popular is the name Nathaneal?

In 2023, Nathaneal was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nathaneal a girl's or a boy's name?

Nathaneal is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Nathaneal most popular?

Nathaneal peaked in 1999, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.