Nathanel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God gave; variant of Nathaniel.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nathanel by the numbers
Nathanel was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 39 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Nathaniel
Like Nathanel, each of these traces back to Nathaniel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Nathaliahe gave; a form of Nathan or Nathaniel261 in the US (2017)
- Nathanialhe gave or God gave; variant of Nathaniel54 in the US (2017)
- NataniaGod gave; feminine form of Nathan or Nathaniel12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Natanielhe gave God; a form of Nathaniel7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nethanielgod has given; a form of Nathaniel7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nathanel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- NathanielGod gave; he gave3,504 in the US (2017)
- Nathanaelhe gave; god has given398 in the US (2017)
- Nathanealhe gave or god gave; form of nathaniel7 in the US (2017)
- NethanelGod gave; a form of Nathaniel6 in the US (2017)
- Natanelhe gave; god gave; a form of nathaniel5 in the US (2017)
- Nathanyelhe gave; god gave; a spelling variant of nathaniel5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Nathanel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nathanel
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