The baby name Nathaniel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2005 with 7,882 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Nathaniel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 295 |
| 1911 | 255 |
| 1912 | 390 |
| 1913 | 368 |
| 1914 | 526 |
| 1915 | 638 |
| 1916 | 773 |
| 1917 | 857 |
| 1918 | 890 |
| 1919 | 1,018 |
| 1920 | 1,133 |
| 1921 | 1,022 |
| 1922 | 1,103 |
| 1923 | 964 |
| 1924 | 1,070 |
| 1925 | 1,086 |
| 1926 | 1,173 |
| 1927 | 1,058 |
| 1928 | 990 |
| 1929 | 1,073 |
| 1930 | 1,311 |
| 1931 | 1,021 |
| 1932 | 963 |
| 1933 | 901 |
| 1934 | 1,024 |
| 1935 | 945 |
| 1936 | 942 |
| 1937 | 928 |
| 1938 | 924 |
| 1939 | 1,044 |
| 1940 | 1,111 |
| 1941 | 1,108 |
| 1942 | 1,104 |
| 1943 | 1,083 |
| 1944 | 1,128 |
| 1945 | 1,114 |
| 1946 | 1,281 |
| 1947 | 1,491 |
| 1948 | 1,575 |
| 1949 | 1,630 |
| 1950 | 1,637 |
| 1951 | 1,523 |
| 1952 | 1,613 |
| 1953 | 1,805 |
| 1954 | 1,582 |
| 1955 | 1,793 |
| 1956 | 1,837 |
| 1957 | 1,555 |
| 1958 | 1,488 |
| 1959 | 1,448 |
| 1960 | 1,391 |
| 1961 | 1,258 |
| 1962 | 1,365 |
| 1963 | 1,273 |
| 1964 | 1,189 |
| 1965 | 1,408 |
| 1966 | 1,033 |
| 1967 | 1,099 |
| 1968 | 1,026 |
| 1969 | 1,139 |
| 1970 | 1,241 |
| 1971 | 1,357 |
| 1972 | 1,328 |
| 1973 | 1,511 |
| 1974 | 1,766 |
| 1975 | 2,186 |
| 1976 | 2,515 |
| 1977 | 3,354 |
| 1978 | 3,466 |
| 1979 | 3,668 |
| 1980 | 4,244 |
| 1981 | 4,151 |
| 1982 | 4,427 |
| 1983 | 4,252 |
| 1984 | 3,922 |
| 1985 | 10 |
| 1985 | 4,266 |
| 1986 | 4,913 |
| 1987 | 4,430 |
| 1988 | 4,456 |
| 1989 | 4,508 |
| 1990 | 4,651 |
| 1991 | 4,654 |
| 1992 | 5,461 |
| 1993 | 5,686 |
| 1994 | 5,979 |
| 1995 | 6,066 |
| 1996 | 6,113 |
| 1997 | 6,430 |
| 1998 | 7,137 |
| 1999 | 7,506 |
| 2000 | 7,654 |
| 2001 | 7,316 |
| 2002 | 7,353 |
| 2003 | 7,065 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2004 | 7,401 |
| 2005 | 7,882 |
| 2006 | 7,657 |
| 2007 | 6,528 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6,491 |
| 2009 | 6,070 |
| 2010 | 5,460 |
| 2011 | 5,318 |
| 2012 | 5,586 |
| 2013 | 5,228 |
| 2014 | 4,616 |
| 2015 | 5,233 |
| 2016 | 5,074 |
| 2017 | 4,262 |
| 2018 | 4,147 |
| 2019 | 3,685 |
| 2020 | 2,820 |
| 2021 | 2,947 |
| 2022 | 2,838 |
| 2023 | 2,500 |
| 2024 | 2,551 |