The baby name Nathaniel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nuh-THAN-yuhl; /nəˈθæn.jəl/.
Nathaniel is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Nathaniel is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced nuh-THAN-yuhl; /nəˈθæn.jəl/.
Nathaniel is Hebrew in Origin.
From the Hebrew Netan’el (נְתַנְאֵל), built from natan “to give” and El “God,” Nathaniel means “God has given” or “gift of God.” In the New Testament the form is usually Nathanael, named among Jesus’s earliest followers and often identified with Bartholomew. The related name Nathan belongs to the prophet who counseled King David, reinforcing the name’s biblical pedigree.
Adopted into English through scripture, it flourished with 17th‑century Puritans and later enjoyed a literary sheen via Nathaniel Hawthorne. Variants and cognates include Nathanael (Biblical/English, German), Nathanaël (French), Nathaniël (Dutch), Netanel or Netan’el (Modern Hebrew), Natanael (Spanish/Portuguese), and Nataniel (Polish); feminine or elaborated forms are rarer. Favored nicknames are Nate and Nat, with Nathan sometimes used alongside. Steady use across the English‑speaking world - particularly a late‑20th‑century rise in the United States - keeps Nathaniel poised between timeless tradition and approachable modern style.
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| Name | Last Name(s) | Mother | Mother famous for | Fame Level | Father | Father famous for | Fame Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel | Crosby | Kathryn Crosby | singer | ★★★★★ | Bing Crosby | television actor | ★★★★★ |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| Germany | Boys | 2021 | #1 | — | 429 |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| New Zealand | Boys | 2005 | #68 | 55 | 100 |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| JM | 0 | #77 | 11 | 3,714 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| PH | 0 | #86 | 11 | 5,607 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #104 | 268 | 2,588 |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #106 | 29 | 444 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #126 | 411 | 8,138 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #129 | 9 | 1,769 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #130 | 20 | 4,685 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #133 | 3 | 4,130 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #139 | 2,511 | 7,044 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 27 | 4,064 |
| CR | 0 | #162 | 4 | 5,526 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #165 | 114 | 6,876 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #166 | 17 | 1,509 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #171 | 8 | 2,508 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| GH | 0 | #177 | 67 | 5,396 | |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #199 | 207 | 11,440 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #208 | 16 | 5,842 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| NG | 0 | #215 | 50 | 5,926 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #219 | 17 | 6,830 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #223 | 4 | 5,692 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #240 | 2,014 | 16,906 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #242 | 8 | 5,568 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #251 | 6 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #252 | 18 | 11,010 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2003 | #289 | 5 | 2,527 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #296 | 24 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #299 | 7 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #318 | 71 | 2,865 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #323 | 13 | 6,459 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| PE | 0 | #328 | 2 | 6,350 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #330 | 28 | 8,477 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #332 | 6 | 6,973 |
| HK | 0 | #335 | 14 | 8,483 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #356 | 5 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #386 | 14 | 5,922 |
| ZA | 0 | #388 | 60 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #390 | 92 | 9,305 |
| MX | 0 | #404 | 10 | 8,339 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #431 | 57 | 10,188 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #457 | 11 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #461 | 67 | 12,905 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #506 | 45 | 12,054 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #511 | 38 | 10,655 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #516 | 184 | 17,960 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #520 | 7 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #536 | 18 | 17,937 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #541 | 914 | 25,619 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #554 | 54 | 10,983 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #567 | 26 | 9,244 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #621 | 62 | 3,552 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #626 | 40 | 13,390 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #643 | 9 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #665 | 43 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #671 | 117 | 15,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #713 | 39 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #714 | 56 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #844 | 108 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #862 | 20 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #864 | 15 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #887 | 57 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #898 | 6 | 8,739 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #899 | 32 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #903 | 18 | 15,656 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #917 | 19 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #920 | 63 | 16,355 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #924 | 29 | 5,697 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #968 | 144 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #986 | 16 | 16,750 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 64 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,119 | 23 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,357 | 115 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,382 | 233 | 28,008 |
Nathaniel is popular in 80 countries — most recent births per country:
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