About the name Nathanael
Nathanael is a boy name with Biblical Hebrew roots, literally “God has given”.
In 2025, Nathanael ranked #632 for boys in the US, with 442 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2000. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Nathanael were boys.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew, meaning literally “God has given”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Nathanael”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #632
- In 2015
- #580
- Babies in 2025
- 442
Popularity of Nathanael, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
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