Nathanial

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Nathanael is an English name of Hebrew origin. It is of Biblical origin and holds significance for Jews and Christians. Several figures in both the Old and New Testament bear the name.

From Wikipedia

Nathanial first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 119 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 371 babies (rank #546 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 boys (rank #3,741). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Nathanial

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nathanial yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

10,545
Total babies (all years)
119
Years in the data
371
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18805#1,020
18975#1,178
19056#1,194
190810#929
19096#1,402
19117#1,491
19127#2,194
19137#2,428
191421#1,332
191512#2,259
191618#1,745
191718#1,791
191826#1,433
191918#1,858
192017#2,024
192121#1,750
192217#2,008
19238#3,368
192413#2,435
192518#1,917
192622#1,643
192723#1,630
192815#2,125
19298#3,165
193019#1,738
193112#2,294
193216#1,898
193319#1,625
193414#1,993
193517#1,742
193612#2,145
193721#1,510
193816#1,793
193910#2,399
194018#1,668
19419#2,600
19428#2,876
194314#2,051
19447#3,041
19457#2,916
19467#3,096
194719#1,769
194811#2,407
194913#2,192
195018#1,789
195113#2,217
195214#2,127
19536#3,680
19549#2,890
195515#2,110
195612#2,456
19578#3,183
195810#2,757
195914#2,268
196014#2,280
196114#2,306
196221#1,791
196314#2,274
196420#1,836
196522#1,703
196619#1,793
196715#2,102
196817#2,008
196928#1,552
197039#1,346
197141#1,321
197242#1,304
197344#1,247
197475#946
197590#877
1976116#775
1977124#766
1978179#624
1979177#642
1980190#633
1981178#639
1982200#606
1983180#639
1984193#612
1985217#594
1986210#619
1987185#673
1988209#655
1989216#679
1990242#650
1991260#632
1992281#617
1993262#641
1994286#618
1995311#582
1996275#628
1997340#561
1998369#543
1999371#546
2000341#585
2001292#640
2002307#635
2003327#628
2004295#683
2005286#716
2006297#727
2007264#808
2008219#928
2009193#1,018
2010182#1,057
2011129#1,325
201296#1,623
201386#1,719
201462#2,196
201550#2,514
201651#2,506
201754#2,408
201835#3,282
201933#3,469
202030#3,623
202132#3,554
202220#4,969
202332#3,598
202430#3,741