Nathanial comes from the Hebrew / Biblical tradition, meaning Gift of God..
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How popular is Nathanial?
1999peak year
Nathanial reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1999, 371 babies received the name (ranked #546). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3366), with about 37 babies given the name annually. Nathanial has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 10,545 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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