Is Nathanial a boy or girl name?
Nathanial is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 30 boys were named Nathanial, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,545 US babies named Nathanial were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,741
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nathanial since 1880
- 10,545
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 371 babies
Boys and girls named Nathanial, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 134 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 162 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 156 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 113 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 119 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 184 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 927 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,978 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,997 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,821 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 778 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | #3,741 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,598 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,969 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 32 | #3,554 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 30 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,469 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 35 | #3,282 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 54 | #2,408 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 50 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,196 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 86 | #1,719 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 96 | #1,623 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 129 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 182 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 193 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 219 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 264 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 297 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 286 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 295 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 327 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 307 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 292 | #640 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 341 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 371 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 369 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 340 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 275 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 311 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 286 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 262 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 281 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 260 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 242 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 216 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 209 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 185 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 210 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 217 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 193 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 180 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 200 | #606 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 178 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 190 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 177 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 179 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 124 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 116 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 90 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 75 | #946 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,321 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 39 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 17 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,280 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,757 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,183 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,456 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,110 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,890 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,680 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,217 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,096 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,916 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,041 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,051 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,876 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,600 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,668 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,793 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 21 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 16 | #1,898 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,294 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,738 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,165 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 22 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,917 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,435 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,368 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,750 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,858 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,433 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 18 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 18 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,402 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 10 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,178 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nathanial reached #543 in 1998. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nathanial
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.