Nathaneal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nuh-THAN-yul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Nathaneal 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 Nathaneal mean?
Hebrew: variant of Nathanael
“God has given”
A variant of Nathanael, the name of a follower of Jesus in the Gospel of John.
Is Nathaneal a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathaneal is a boys' name.
How popular is Nathaneal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 5 boys.
Nathaneal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Nathaneal in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 39 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Nathaneal in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nathaneal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 36 | #2,628 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,926 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,916 |
| 1999 | 39 | #2,297 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,674 |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,024 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 15 | #2,955 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,229 |
| 1982 | 27 | #1,998 |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,269 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 12 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Nicknames for Nathaneal
Names like Nathaneal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Joshua, Ibrahim, Noah, Nathan, Samuel, Gabriel, Ismail, Benjamin, Ethan, Dylan, Muhammad, Zachary
Names related to Nathaneal
Nathaniel, Nathanael, Nataniel, Natnael, Nathanial, Natanael, Natanel, Nathanel
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Daniel, Elias, 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, “Nathaneal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nathaneal, updated 20 October 2026.