Given name
Nethania
“a gift from God”
Nethania is a variant of Natana. In Hebrew use, Natana carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nethania is a variant of Natana. In Hebrew use, Natana carries the interpretation “a gift from God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nethania connects to the Nathan name family through Natana. Nathan has Hebrew biblical roots and an independent history before its use as a modern short form.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Nethania connects to the Nathan name family through Natana. The shared background comes through Nathan: Nathan can stand as its own biblical name. Nathan has also been used as a short form of Nathaniel or Jonathan, but those later naming practices do not fully explain its origin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nethania connects to the Nathan name family through Natana. The history of Nathan gives this family its wider story. In the biblical account, Nathan is the prophet who confronts King David over the death of Uriah and David’s relationship with Bathsheba. Another Nathan is one of David’s sons.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nethania through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nethania’s family of names
Nethania has a related form in Natana.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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