Given name
Ethaniel
“God has given me strength”
Ethaniel is a variant of Ethanael. One American interpretation is “God has given me strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ethaniel is a variant of Ethanael. One American interpretation is “God has given me strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ethaniel is a variant of Ethanael. An origin associated with Ethanael is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ethaniel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,006
- 1,006 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,228 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,228 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 681 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ethaniel’s family of names
Ethaniel has a related form in Ethanael.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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