Nathanael

“God has given” — Hebrew via Greek origin

Boy's name · #632 in the US (2025) · Trending

Nathanael is climbing: on the charts since 1915, it is ranked #632 in 2025, with about 440 boys given the name last year. Roughly 22,000 have carried it all-time. Nate is a short form of Nathanael.

Around the world: about 1 in 620 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 boys in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 28 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nathanaels

Nathanael West — American writer and screenwriter (1903–1940)
Nathanael Greene — American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786)
Nathanael Brown — German association football player
Nathanaël Mbuku — Congolese international footballer who plays as a striker for Dinamo Zagreb
Nathanael Pringsheim — German botanist (1823-1894)

In stories & tradition

Nathanael — John 1 · John 21
Nathanaël — The Tales of Hoffmann

What Nathanaels become

Among 127 notable people named Nathanael:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nathanael Pringsheim, German botanist (1823-1894).

Similar names: Natanael · Dorian · Nathaniel · Aron · Immanuel · Raphael

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