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How popular is the name Nathanial?
Births per year, rank history and how many Nathanials are alive today.
Nathanial (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Nathaniel in England and Wales, ranked 3689th in 2024 and given to 5 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1998, when 26 babies were given the name, the 657th most popular that year. It has declined since 1998; the 2024 figure is roughly 19% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Nathaniel you are most likely to meet is around 15 years old. Half of all Nathaniels born in England and Wales are between 10 and 27, and there are at least 15,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 4.8% chance that at least one of them will be called Nathaniel.
How many babies are named Nathanial each year?
Includes all spellings: Nathanial, Nathaniel. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Nathanial spelling rank?
Where does the Nathaniel spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Nathanial most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Nathaniel, peaked in 2011, when 549 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Nathanial spelling itself peaked in 1998, with 26 babies.
How many people are called Nathanial?
At least 15,000 people named Nathanial in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Nathanial?
Most living Nathanials are between 10 and 27; the most common age is about 15.
Is Nathanial becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2011 peak.