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Natanael

Boy

Meaning of Natanael: Hebrew: 'gift of God'

Natanael is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1232nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1232

164 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,557

First recorded 1962 · peak 2020

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 12 babies1984: 10 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 19 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 22 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 31 babies1992: 23 babies1993: 25 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 48 babies1997: 41 babies1998: 53 babies1999: 50 babies2000: 49 babies20002001: 56 babies2002: 51 babies2003: 60 babies2004: 54 babies2005: 55 babies2006: 67 babies2007: 59 babies2008: 56 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 64 babies20102011: 46 babies2012: 53 babies2013: 50 babies2014: 62 babies2015: 63 babies2016: 51 babies2017: 53 babies2018: 43 babies2019: 94 babies2020: 176 babies20202021: 138 babies2022: 118 babies2023: 116 babies2024: 154 babies2025: 164 babies
US babies named Natanael per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 176.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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