Nathaneil
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nuh-THAN-yul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Nathaneil 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 Nathaneil 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 Nathaneil a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathaneil is a boys' name.
How popular is Nathaneil in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1930.
Half of all the boys named Nathaneil in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nathaneil in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,408 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,590 |
Nicknames for Nathaneil
Names like Nathaneil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim Samuel Ismail Muhammad Nathan Joshua Benjamin Mustafa Noah Ahmad Gabriel Khalil
Names related to Nathaneil
Nathaniel Nathanael Natanael Nathanial Nataniel Natnael Natanel Nathaneal
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Nathaneil: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nathaneil, updated 20 October 2026.