Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Nathaniel
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2002
Peak era
2002
Peak births
6,813
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Nathaniel
How many people are named Nathaniel?
An estimated 245,957 living Americans are named Nathaniel.
How rare is Nathaniel?
Nathaniel is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,565 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 62.4% from its 2002 peak.
How old is the typical Nathaniel?
The median age of a living American named Nathaniel is approximately 27 years, with most bearers falling between 17 and 40 years old.
Is Nathaniel still popular?
Somewhat. Nathaniel has been declining since its 2002 peak and registered 2,565 births in 2025.
Where is Nathaniel most common?
Nathaniel has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 7.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20022025
Peak year
2002
Decline from peak
62.4%
2025
2,565
All-time
287,103
Where it lives now
Nathaniel is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 7.4× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Nathaniel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.