boy's name
Nathanel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,043
Nathanel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2002, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
Nathanel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 91 |
| 1930s | 64 |
| 1940s | 21 |
| 1950s | 16 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 1970s | 47 |
| 1980s | 116 |
| 1990s | 150 |
| 2000s | 241 |
| 2010s | 104 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17 |
How popular is Nathanel?
In 2025, Nathanel was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nathanel is used
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.
How Nathanel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nathanël | Nathanël is a rare spelling of Nathanel, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Nathanel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nathanel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nathanel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nathanel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nathanel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nathanel
How popular is the name Nathanel?
In 2025, Nathanel was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nathanel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathanel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nathanel most popular?
Nathanel peaked in 2002, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Nathanel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nathanel currently ranks #11,974 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.