Natanael
Natanael is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Natanael Beskow (1865-1953), Swedish theologian Natanael Berg (1879-1957), Swedish composer Natanael Gärde (1880–1968), Swedish judge and politician Natanael de Sousa Santos Júnior, known as Júnior Santos, Brazilian football striker Natanael, full name Natanael Batista Pimenta, Brazilian football leftback Natanael, full name Natanael…
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Natanael
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Natanael is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Natanael Beskow (1865-1953), Swedish theologian Natanael Berg (1879-1957), Swedish composer Natanael Gärde (1880–1968), Swedish judge and politician Natanael de Sousa Santos Júnior, known as Júnior Santos, Brazilian football striker Natanael, full name Natanael Batista Pimenta, Brazilian football leftback Natanael, full name Natanael…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Natanael
American parents first put Natanael on the record books as a baby boy name in 1962, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 176 Natanaels were born — ranking #1,119 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 36% of all recorded Natanaels. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,440 among baby boy names with 129 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Natanaels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Natanael
Natanael is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Natanael's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,119. Use the chart and map above to compare Natanael'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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