Lathaniel
Boy · luh-THAN-yul · Hebrew
Lathaniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Lathaniel mean?
Hebrew: La- style variant of Nathaniel
“God has given”
Appears to be a variant of Nathaniel, the Hebrew name of a disciple in the Gospel of John.
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- luh-THAN-yul
Is Lathaniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Lathaniel is a boys' name.
How popular is Lathaniel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the boys named Lathaniel in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lathaniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9,859 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 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 | 7 | #3,214 |
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