boy's name
Nathaneil
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Births on record 429
Nathaneil is a boy's name. In 2014 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2003, when 13 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1930.
Nathaneil over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 19 |
| 1950s | 38 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 45 |
| 1980s | 78 |
| 1990s | 92 |
| 2000s | 109 |
| 2010s (to 2014) | 32 |
How popular is Nathaneil?
In 2014, Nathaneil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Nathaneil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nathaneil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nathaneil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nathaneil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nathaneil
How popular is the name Nathaneil?
In 2014, Nathaneil was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Nathaneil a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathaneil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nathaneil most popular?
Nathaneil peaked in 2003, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.