Is Nathanael a boy or girl name?
Nathanael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 404 boys were named Nathanael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 21,791 US babies named Nathanael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #674
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nathanael since 1915
- 21,791
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 609 babies
Boys and girls named Nathanael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 23 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 78 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 173 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,491 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,514 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 4,606 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 5,711 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,289 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,757 | 5 | 0.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 404 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 368 | #720 | 5 | #16,878 |
| 2022 | 324 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 316 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 345 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 348 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 337 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 402 | #644 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 429 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 480 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 476 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 471 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 438 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 433 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 475 | #538 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 586 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 531 | #513 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 598 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 594 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 577 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 595 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 538 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 539 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 544 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 609 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 564 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 600 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 523 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 465 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 476 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 404 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 428 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 407 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 383 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 356 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 359 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 356 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 307 | #513 | 7 | #9,482 |
| 1986 | 394 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 352 | #458 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 350 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 356 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 369 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 323 | #462 | 5 | #11,559 |
| 1980 | 348 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 275 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 262 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 218 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 199 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 163 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 103 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 100 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 69 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 61 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 41 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 32 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,562 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,249 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,808 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,392 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,968 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,847 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,408 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,679 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,617 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,611 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,732 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,810 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,864 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,791 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,148 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,880 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,425 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,531 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,155 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,938 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,055 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,637 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,689 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,765 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,459 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,707 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nathanael reached #406 in 1998. As a girl name, it reached #9,482 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nathanael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.