Elnathan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- el-NAY-than
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Elnathan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Elnathan mean?
Hebrew
“God has given”
Biblical name; Elnathan was grandfather of King Jehoiachin of Judah.
Is Elnathan a girl's or a boy's name?
Elnathan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Elnathan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 87% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Elnathan, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Elnathan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Elnathan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 19 | #1,406 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
How popular is Elnathan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Elnathan, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 40 boys. It first appears in the records in 1926.
2025 had more boys named Elnathan than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Elnathan in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Elnathan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,326 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 31 | #3,454 |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,846 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
Nicknames for Elnathan
Names like Elnathan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eesa Cillian Rowan Lochlan Eden Sulaiman Ayaan Elijah Elias Musa Ezra Ronan
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Elnathan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/elnathan, updated 20 October 2026.