Boy
Nathanael
Rooted in Hebrew, Nathanael is a boy's name that means "Hebrew, gift of God". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The registry counts around 19,322 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyVariant of Nathaniel
HebrewHebrew – "gift of God"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
19
1920s
23
1930s
50
1940s
63
1950s
78
1960s
173
1970s
1,496
1980s
3,524
1990s
4,606
2000s
5,700
2010s
3,590
Peaked in the 2000s · 19,322 total U.S. births since 1900