Given name
Natanael
“God has given”
Natanael is a masculine given name. It is used in English, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, and 2 other languages.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Natanael goes back to Latin Nathanael, meaning “God has given.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Natanael comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Natanael developed from Ναθαναήλ.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1962. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Natanael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,557
- 2,557 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 176 babies
- 2025
- 164
- #1,230 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +65%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 164 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,230 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 65.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (34). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,349 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.
Natanael’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Natanael developed from the Ancient Greek form Ναθαναήλ. Natanael has a related form in Nathaniel. In Polish usage, Natanael has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nathaniel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Natanael has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Natanael
- NatanaelBrazilian footballer (born 1990)
- Júnior SantosBrazilian footballerborn 1985
- Natan Węgrzycki-SzymczykPolish rowerborn 1995
- Natanael Canoborn 2001
- MacedoBrazilian association football playerborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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