How do you pronounce Nathaniel?

Nathaniel is pronounced nuh-THAN-yuhl.

What is the origin of Nathaniel?

Nathaniel is of Hebrew origin, from Hebrew culture.

Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Nathaniel

nuh-THAN-yuhl · 9 letters · 4 syllables

What it means

Gift of God

Language

Hebrew

Culture

Hebrew

Religion

Christian;Jewish

Style era

modern

Themes

biblical · classic

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#144

2024 births2,511

Peak year2002

First appeared1880

Total US births284,481

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

NateNat

Alternate spellings

NathanaelNathanial

In other languages

NatanaelNataniele

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Apostle Nathanael

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