Names / Boy names
Nathaniel
Current rank
#140
and easing
All-time peak
#60
in 1998
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
288,200
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #60 in 1998 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Nathaniel is a boys' name that first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1998, at #60 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #140, slowly cooling. Across all years, more than 288,200 children have been named this.