Over the past 110 years, 43 girls and 266 659 boys have been named Nathaniel. The name Nathaniel ranks 10966th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Nathaniel in 1985. The peak of popularity of the name Nathaniel came in the 1980s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.