Jathniel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JATH-nee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Jathniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Jathniel mean?
Hebrew: biblical Hebrew Yatniel
A biblical name: Jathniel was a Levite gatekeeper of the temple, the fourth son of Meshelemiah, in 1 Chronicles.
Is Jathniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jathniel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jathniel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 5 boys.
Jathniel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
How popular is Jathniel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Jathniel, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Jathniel in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jathniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Jathniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adriel, Matteo, Axel, Albie, Ezekiel, Aziel, Josiah, Ezra, Elias, Jude, Jax, Elijah
Names related to Jathniel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi, Eliana
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, “Jathniel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jathniel, updated 20 October 2026.