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Nathanael

Boy Hebrew #720 in 2023

Nathanael is a boy name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Nathanael

An Apostle in the Gospel of John; usually identified with Bartholomew. From Ναθαναήλ, from נְתַנְאֵל.

Popularity of Nathanael

Popularity, 1915–2023

368 births in 2023

1915 2023

21,370 U.S. births recorded from 1915–2023.

Peak year

2000

609 babies

First recorded

1915

108 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.