Nathaniel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God gave; he gave.
How Nathaniel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #97 |
| 2016 | #103 |
| 2017 | #112 |
| 2018 | #116 |
| 2019 | #123 |
| 2020 | #125 |
| 2021 | #133 |
| 2022 | #139 |
| 2023 | #143 |
| 2024 | #144 |
| 2025 | #140 |
Nathaniel by the numbers
In 2025, 361 babies in England and Wales were named Nathaniel. In the US, 3,504 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 6,812 babies in 2002, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 310 American boys born that year was called Nathaniel.
Names that come from Nathaniel
Forms of Nathaniel 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 Nathaniel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nathanaelhe gave; god has given398 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)
- NathanelGod gave; variant of Nathaniel11 in the US (2017)
- Nethanielgod has given; a form of Nathaniel7 in the US (2017)
- Nathanyelhe gave; god gave; a spelling variant of nathaniel5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Nathaniel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Nathaniel
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