Nathanuel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nuh-THAN-yul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Nathanuel 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 Nathanuel 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 Nathanuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathanuel is a boys' name.
How popular is Nathanuel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the boys named Nathanuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nathanuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,816 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
Nicknames for Nathanuel
Names like Nathanuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samuel, Noah, Isaiah, Josiah, Elijah, Uriel, Uziel, Axel, Malachi, Immanuel, Alijah, Natanael
Names related to Nathanuel
Nathaniel, Nathanael, Nathanial, Nataniel, Natnael, Natanel, Nathaneal
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Nathanuel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nathanuel, updated 20 October 2026.