Nathanial Name Popularity

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How popular is Nathanial?

The rare name Nathanial was the 3,263rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Nathanial, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 543, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1998.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1999 with 371 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nathanial was less than 5, most recently in 1910.

Approximately during the years 1911-1914, 1915-1918, 1923-1926, 1957-1962, 1966-1970, 1971-1978, and 1987-1990, the name Nathanial took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2010-2017.

Where is the name Nathanial popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Nathanial has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Nathanial for their newborn has dropped significantly.

The name Nathanial is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Nathanial has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Nathania. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		35	3,263
2017		54	2,405
2016		51	2,502
2015		50	2,509
2014		61	2,223
2013		86	1,717
2012		96	1,622
2011		129	1,322
2010		182	1,057
2009		193	1,016
2008		219	928
2007		263	809
2006		297	726
2005		286	716
2004		295	683
2003		327	627
2002		307	635
2001		292	640
2000		341	584
1999		371	546
1998		369	543
1997		339	561
1996		275	628
1995		311	582
1994		286	617
1993		262	641
1992		281	617
1991		260	633
1990		242	650
1989		216	679
1988		208	656
1987		185	673
1986		210	618
1985		217	594
1984		193	612
1983		180	639
1982		200	607
1981		178	639
1980		190	633
1979		176	643
1978		179	624
1977		124	767
1976		116	775
1975		90	877
1974		76	940
1973		44	1,247
1972		42	1,302
1971		41	1,321
1970		39	1,346
1969		28	1,553
1968		17	2,011
1967		16	2,009
1966		18	1,865
1965		22	1,705
1964		20	1,834
1963		14	2,271
1962		21	1,791
1961		14	2,300
1960		14	2,282
1959		14	2,264
1958		10	2,754
1957		8	3,183
1956		12	2,456
1955		14	2,199
1954		9	2,891
1953		6	3,680
1952		14	2,127
1951		13	2,216
1950		18	1,788
1949		13	2,190
1948		11	2,408
1947		19	1,769
1946		7	3,095
1945		7	2,916
1944		7	3,041
1943		14	2,052
1942		8	2,875
1941		9	2,598
1940		18	1,668
1939		10	2,398
1938		16	1,790
1937		21	1,509
1936		12	2,145
1935		17	1,743
1934		14	1,991
1933		19	1,626
1932		15	1,974
1931		13	2,172
1930		19	1,738
1929		8	3,166
1928		15	2,125
1927		23	1,629
1926		22	1,642
1925		18	1,917
1924		13	2,435
1923		8	3,368
1922		17	2,008
1921		21	1,750
1920		17	2,024
1919		18	1,858
1918		26	1,433
1917		18	1,791
1916		18	1,745
1915		12	2,259
1914		21	1,332
1913		7	2,428
1912		7	2,194
1911		7	1,491
1910		< 5	--
1909		6	1,402
1908		10	929
1907		< 5	--
1906		< 5	--
1905		6	1,194
1904		< 5	--
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1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		5	1,178
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1880		5	1,020

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.