Nethaniel
Boy · neh-THAN-yel · Hebrew
Nethaniel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “gift of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nethaniel mean?
Hebrew: variant of Nathaniel
“gift of God”
A spelling of Nathaniel; Nathanael was one of the disciples of Jesus in John's Gospel.
- Say it
- neh-THAN-yel
Is Nethaniel a girl's or a boy's name?
Nethaniel is a boys' name.
How popular is Nethaniel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Nethaniel in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nethaniel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Nicknames for Nethaniel
- Nate 111 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Nethaniel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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