Nataniel
Boy · na-TAN-yel · Hebrew
Nataniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Nataniel mean?
Hebrew: Polish and Spanish form of Nathaniel
“God has given”
A Polish and Spanish form of Nathaniel, the disciple whom Jesus called an Israelite without guile.
- Say it
- na-TAN-yel
Is Nataniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nataniel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nataniel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Nataniel, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 48 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nataniel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Nataniel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 21 | #1,302 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 43 | #812 |
| 2014 | 45 | #773 |
| 2013 | 42 | #823 |
| 2012 | 48 | #753 |
| 2011 | 47 | #745 |
| 2010 | 35 | #911 |
| 2009 | 43 | #760 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Nataniel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Nataniel, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Nataniel in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nataniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,507 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,893 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3,917 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 19 | #3,218 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
Names like Nataniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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