Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Netanel isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Netanel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 456
- 456 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,816 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,816 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2015. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 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.
Netanel’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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