Natanael
Natanael was the 1230th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 164 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1121st with 176 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 954 places. More babies were named Natanael in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,230 boys, down 109 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 164boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2020176 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,557babies recorded
Natanael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,230 | 164 |
| 2020 | #1,121 | 176 |
| 2010 | #2,111 | 64 |
| 2000 | #2,078 | 49 |
| 1990 | #2,354 | 30 |
| 1980 | #3,768 | 11 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Natanael, counting every spelling?
Natanael has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,162 for boys in 2025, against #1,230 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Natanael?
164 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Natanael (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Natanael born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Natanael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Natanael?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Natanael are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 5 and 24. That makes Natanael mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Natanael by state
How common Natanael was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×), Texas (1.6×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Natanael
How popular is the name Natanael?
Natanael was the 1230th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 164 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 1121st with 176 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 954 places. More babies were named Natanael in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Natanael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Natanael in the US.
Where is Natanael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Natanael was most common in California (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and North Carolina.