Nathanael
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he gave; god has given.
How Nathanael has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #580 |
| 2016 | #624 |
| 2017 | #648 |
| 2018 | #717 |
| 2019 | #710 |
| 2020 | #719 |
| 2021 | #780 |
| 2022 | #777 |
| 2023 | #720 |
| 2024 | #674 |
| 2025 | #632 |
Nathanael by the numbers
In 2025, 37 babies in England and Wales were named Nathanael. In the US, 398 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 609 babies in 2000, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 3,400 American boys born that year was called Nathanael.
Names that come from Nathanael
Forms of Nathanael in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nathanael. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- NathanielGod gave; he gave3,504 in the US (2017)
- Natanaelhe gave or God gave53 in the US (2017)
- NathanelGod gave; variant of Nathaniel11 in the US (2017)
- Nathanyelhe gave; god gave; a spelling variant of nathaniel5 in the US (2017)
- Nathanialhe gave or God gave; variant of Nathaniel54 in the US (2017)
- Natanielhe gave God; a form of Nathaniel7 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Nathanael, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Nathanael, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nathanael
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