Given name
Ithiel
“God is with me”
Ithiel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאיתיאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ithiel means “God is with me.”
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Where it comes from
Ithiel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew particle 'et (את), “with,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ithiel appears in Nehemiah 11:7.
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Ithiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 199
- 199 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #3,799 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +164%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,799 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 164.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ithiel’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ithiel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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