Nahuel
Nahuel is a male given name of Mapuche origin, nawel meaning jaguar. It is very popular in Argentina, but also in Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Meaning & Origin of Nahuel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nahuel is a male given name of Mapuche origin, nawel meaning jaguar. It is very popular in Argentina, but also in Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
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The Story of Nahuel
Nahuel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 21 Nahuels were born — ranking #3,976 that year. As of 2026, Nahuel ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 241 Nahuels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
Notable people named Nahuel
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- Nahuel Arena (born 1998), Argentine footballer
- Nahuel Arroyo (born 1995), Spanish footballer
- Nahuel Banegas (born 1996), Argentine footballer
- Nahuel Barrios (born 1998), Argentine footballer
- Nahuel Bustos (born 1998), Argentine footballer
- Nahuel Donadell (born 1991), Argentine-Chilean footballer
- Nahuel Estévez (born 1995), Argentine footballer
- Nahuel Ferraresi (born 1998), Argentine-Venezuelan footballer
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Names that sound like Nahuel
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About the name Nahuel
Nahuel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 241 births in the dataset. Nahuel's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Nahuel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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