Natnael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAT-na-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Natnael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Natnael mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Nathaniel
“God has given”
A form of Nathaniel used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Christians, from the Hebrew Netanel, 'God has given'.
Is Natnael a girl's or a boy's name?
Natnael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Natnael in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 433% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Natnael, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Natnael of any year since it first appeared, in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Natnael in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Natnael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
How popular is Natnael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Natnael, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 2016, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had more boys named Natnael than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Natnael in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Natnael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 16 | #5,431 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Natnael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Musa, Muhammad, Noah, Zakariya, Ismail, Axel, Elijah, Matteo, Raphael, Elias, Eesa
Names related to Natnael
Nathaniel, Nathanael, Nataniel, Natanael, Netanel, Nathaneal, Natanel, Nathanel
More Hebrew names
Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Levi
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, “Natnael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natnael, updated 20 October 2026.