Nesanel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- neh-SAH-nel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Nesanel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Nesanel mean?
Hebrew: Ashkenazi Hebrew form of Netanel
“God has given”
The Ashkenazi pronunciation of Netanel, the Hebrew original of Nathaniel.
Is Nesanel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nesanel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nesanel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Nesanel, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,447th. It first appears in the records in 1989.
2025 had the most boys named Nesanel of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Nesanel in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nesanel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Nicknames for Nesanel
- Nesi
Names like Nesanel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aziel, Azriel, Jaziel, Axel, Thiago, Azael, Eliel, Adriel, Haziel, Messiah, Eliam, Mateo
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Nesanel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nesanel, updated 20 October 2026.