Nathaniel Name Popularity

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How popular is Nathaniel?

The somewhat popular name Nathaniel was the 116th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 250 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 60, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1998.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2002 with 6,812 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nathaniel was 43 in 1897.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1906-1915, 1916-1920, 1944-1947, 1969-1981, and 1994-1998 the name Nathaniel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Where is the name Nathaniel popularity headed?

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

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

The name Nathaniel is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Nathanie. (Girl)		Nathanie. (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	3,351	116
2017		< 5	--	3,516	112
2016		6	15,639	3,874	103
2015		< 5	--	4,216	97
2014		< 5	--	4,304	94
2013		6	15,953	4,527	91
2012		< 5	--	4,783	84
2011		13	9,005	4,975	84
2010		6	16,353	5,102	81
2009		9	12,161	5,425	75
2008		8	13,440	5,851	77
2007		9	12,358	6,062	82
2006		8	13,250	6,625	69
2005		7	14,069	6,684	69
2004		35	4,069	6,670	68
2003		5	17,596	6,665	63
2002		16	6,946	6,812	62
2001		17	6,532	6,644	61
2000		14	7,454	6,797	61
1999		12	8,072	6,465	62
1998		9	9,869	6,427	60
1997		6	13,234	5,774	65
1996		7	11,421	5,419	69
1995		13	6,913	5,203	73
1994		10	8,591	5,028	78
1993		9	9,283	4,854	75
1992		13	6,925	4,687	79
1991		8	9,960	4,368	84
1990		16	5,748	4,342	86
1989		15	5,747	4,118	84
1988		22	4,118	4,054	81
1987		31	3,074	4,051	78
1986		37	2,661	4,030	78
1985		25	3,480	4,004	77
1984		26	3,296	3,601	80
1983		30	2,885	3,642	79
1982		34	2,744	3,938	75
1981		26	3,306	3,721	80
1980		28	3,110	3,494	86
1979		26	3,213	3,041	95
1978		21	3,595	2,926	94
1977		22	3,450	2,499	107
1976		8	7,055	2,212	114
1975		30	2,595	1,959	132
1974		12	4,923	1,609	153
1973		21	3,199	1,393	169
1972		12	4,705	1,208	192
1971		15	4,069	1,210	201
1970		11	4,972	1,134	218
1969		17	3,419	994	231
1968		11	4,406	923	235
1967		10	4,523	977	226
1966		13	3,687	904	235
1965		13	3,676	1,071	223
1964		8	5,323	1,023	236
1963		6	6,375	1,024	233
1962		8	5,162	1,083	234
1961		9	4,793	1,050	244
1960		8	5,053	1,144	238
1959		11	3,968	1,154	236
1958		16	3,055	1,107	235
1957		16	2,999	1,262	212
1956		11	3,842	1,306	205
1955		14	3,189	1,335	196
1954		10	3,885	1,225	205
1953		12	3,409	1,269	192
1952		13	3,147	1,258	189
1951		11	3,426	1,246	187
1950		14	2,866	1,222	182
1949		8	4,135	1,193	179
1948		11	3,287	1,159	180
1947		6	5,134	1,101	187
1946		10	3,373	977	186
1945		< 5	--	853	181
1944		9	3,307	865	184
1943		6	4,549	839	191
1942		5	5,162	842	188
1941		5	4,876	829	182
1940		11	2,682	834	176
1939		5	4,754	768	183
1938		< 5	--	749	186
1937		5	4,736	704	186
1936		8	3,306	738	179
1935		7	3,652	747	180
1934		8	3,383	782	174
1933		8	3,327	729	178
1932		8	3,490	780	176
1931		5	4,789	659	199
1930		7	3,940	753	185
1929		7	3,942	763	182
1928		12	2,725	727	194
1927		10	3,223	769	187
1926		6	4,680	820	176
1925		10	3,293	810	178
1924		8	3,904	800	180
1923		< 5	--	721	193
1922		< 5	--	799	175
1921		< 5	--	749	187
1920		< 5	--	837	166
1919		7	4,135	748	175
1918		< 5	--	661	193
1917		6	4,455	640	189
1916		< 5	--	590	194
1915		5	4,770	554	197
1914		< 5	--	470	185
1913		< 5	--	337	201
1912		< 5	--	356	164
1911		< 5	--	207	161
1910		< 5	--	232	139
1909		< 5	--	143	172
1908		< 5	--	150	160
1907		< 5	--	124	175
1906		< 5	--	101	179
1905		< 5	--	117	168
1904		< 5	--	105	174
1903		< 5	--	105	165
1902		< 5	--	88	189
1901		< 5	--	92	165
1900		< 5	--	118	179
1899		< 5	--	72	190
1898		< 5	--	90	176
1897		< 5	--	43	276
1896		< 5	--	73	207
1895		< 5	--	72	201
1894		< 5	--	77	192
1893		< 5	--	58	224
1892		< 5	--	78	197
1891		< 5	--	46	238
1890		< 5	--	75	178
1889		< 5	--	48	236
1888		< 5	--	63	222
1887		< 5	--	57	204
1886		< 5	--	59	221
1885		< 5	--	54	224
1884		< 5	--	56	225
1883		< 5	--	49	224
1882		< 5	--	57	219
1881		< 5	--	48	221
1880		< 5	--	60	205

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.