Nathanyel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nuh-THAN-yul
- Origin
- Hebrew
Nathanyel 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 Nathanyel 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 Nathanyel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nathanyel is a boys' name.
How popular is Nathanyel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Nathanyel in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nathanyel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
Nicknames for Nathanyel
Names like Nathanyel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alijah, Ibrahim, Yahir, Azael, Noah, Nasir, Ismail, Samuel, Elijah, Haziel, Axel, Abdiel
Names related to Nathanyel
Nathaniel, Nathanael, Natanael, 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, “Nathanyel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nathanyel, updated 20 October 2026.