Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Nathanial
Endangered
Down 91.1% from peak
Peak era
1999
Peak births
371
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nathanial
How many people are named Nathanial?
An estimated 9,655 living Americans are named Nathanial.
How rare is Nathanial?
Nathanial is very rare among babies today, with 33 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 91.1% from its 1999 peak.
How old is the typical Nathanial?
The median age of a living American named Nathanial is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 40 years old.
Is Nathanial still popular?
No. Nathanial is endangered as a baby name, down 91.1% from its 1999 peak with 33 births in 2025.
Where is Nathanial most common?
Nathanial has its strongest geographic signal in Wisconsin, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19992025
Peak year
1999
Decline from peak
91.1%
2025
33
All-time
10,578
Where it lives now
Nathanial is most concentrated in Wisconsin — about 2.5× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Indiana.
States where Nathanial is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.