Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Nathaniel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nathaniel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2002

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

6,813

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

63.1%

2024

2,511

All-time

284,481

Nathaniel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 6,813 boys were named Nathaniel.

In 2024, only 2,511 boys were given the name.

Down 63.1% from its peak.

All told, about 284,481 Americans have been named Nathaniel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2002

20026,813 boys named Nathaniel

20242,511 boys named Nathaniel

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