Nathaniel

Meaning and origin of Nathaniel

Popularity of Nathaniel in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2020.
• Over recent years, Nathaniel has been stable (+0.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nathaniel every 46 schools, all spellings combined.

Nathaniel in English-speaking countries

Nathaniel ranks 94^th in Ontario (Canada), 133^rd in New Zealand and 133^rd in British Columbia (Canada), against 796^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  94^th boys’ name389 babies in 3 years1 boy in 437−3.8% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  133^rd boys’ name107 babies in 3 years1 boy in 460+1.7% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  133^rd boys’ name90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 495+0.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  139^th boys’ name7,618 babies in 3 years1 boy in 675−3.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  151^st boys’ name1,025 babies in 3 years1 boy in 806−1.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  210^th boys’ name61 babies in 3 years1 boy in 983+3.7% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  220^th boys’ name61 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,177+4.3% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  262^nd boys’ name20 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,273

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Nathaniel and Nathaniël are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Nathaniël5
• Nataniel15

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Nathaniel

• Nathaël
• Néhémie
• Tyago
• Sulayman
• Mikaïl
• Melchior
• Mathéïs
• Diogo
• Michael
• Siméo
• Zachary
• Keziah

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin