Netanel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- neh-tahn-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,706 for boys
Netanel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In 2025 it ranked 4,706th for boys in the US (21 babies).
What does Netanel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Nathaniel
“God has given”
The Hebrew original of Nathaniel; in the Bible Nethanel son of Zuar led the tribe of Issachar.
Is Netanel a girl's or a boy's name?
Netanel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Netanel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 6 boys.
Netanel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
How popular is Netanel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,706among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 81,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the US were named Netanel, making it the 4,706th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had more boys named Netanel than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Netanel in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Netanel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #4,706 |
| 2024 | 15 | #5,899 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,177 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Nicknames for Netanel
- Nati
Names like Netanel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel Noah Elijah Matteo Elias Tobias Gabriel Asher Adriel Isaiah Abel Ezekiel
Names related to Netanel
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, “Netanel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/netanel, updated 20 October 2026.