Natanael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- na-tah-nah-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #1,227 for boys
Natanael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 1,227th for boys in the US (164 babies).
What does Natanael mean?
Hebrew: Spanish and Portuguese form of Nathanael
“God has given”
Nathanael of Cana was one of Jesus' disciples, traditionally identified with Bartholomew.
Is Natanael a girl's or a boy's name?
Natanael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 164 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Natanael in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Natanael in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Natanael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Natanael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,227th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 164 about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 164 boys in the US were named Natanael, making it the 1,227th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,119th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 176 boys. It first appears in the records in 1962.
2025 had more boys named Natanael than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Natanael in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Natanael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 164 | #1,227 |
| 2024 | 154 | #1,275 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,518 |
| 2022 | 118 | #1,523 |
| 2021 | 138 | #1,339 |
| 2020 | 176 | #1,119 |
| 2019 | 94 | #1,691 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2,477 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,169 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,460 |
| 2012 | 53 | #2,379 |
| 2011 | 46 | #2,625 |
| 2010 | 64 | #2,099 |
| 2009 | 69 | #2,009 |
| 2008 | 56 | #2,326 |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,235 |
| 2006 | 67 | #1,993 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,178 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,160 |
| 2003 | 60 | #1,932 |
| 2002 | 51 | #2,088 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,931 |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,045 |
| 1999 | 50 | #1,929 |
| 1998 | 53 | #1,846 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,123 |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,868 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,721 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
Nicknames for Natanael
- Nate 111 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Natanael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Musa, Muhammad, Zakariya, Ismail, Abdullah, Mustafa, Yusuf, Noah, Zayd, Ahmed, Hamza
Names related to Natanael
Nathaniel, Nathanael, Nataniel, Natnael, Nathanial, Nathaneal, Natanel, Nathanel
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Natanael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natanael, updated 20 October 2026.