How Many People Are Named Nathanal?
An estimated 191 people in the United States have the first name Nathanal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nathanal peaked in popularity in 2005 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nathanal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nathanal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
191
About 1 in 1,794,525 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2005
15 births
Total Registered
209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nathanal
Nathanal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 209 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nathanal as a male name
Ranked #13,622 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 2005 (15 births)
Nathanal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nathanal span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 110 babies were registered. Nathanal has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nathanal by Decade
How has Nathanal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nathanal by State
Nathanal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nathanal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nathanal
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Nathanal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nathanal?
We estimate approximately 191 people named Nathanal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,794,525 Americans share this first name.
Is Nathanal a common name?
Nathanal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nathanal most popular?
Nathanal reached peak popularity in 2005, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nathanal is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nathanal a male name?
Nathanal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nathanal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nathanal Smith, Nathanal Johnson, Nathanal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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