Meaning of name Nathanial

The name Nathanial has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Nathanial is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 650 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Nathanial fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 67 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 1000 in the Top 1000 charts. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Nathanial in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Nathanial is very likely a(n) Hebrew variant of the name Nathanael. See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Nathanael.

The following names are baby names related to Nathanial and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nathanial: Boys - Axel, Chaim, Ephraim, Jasiah, Nagid, Simeon, Girls - Cayla, Chaya, Danna, Iyanna, Manuela, Nagida, Naomi, Taliyah, Yoselin, Zina, Both genders - Deborah, Jessica

The name Nathanial is a variant of Nathanael. Other popular variants of the name Nathanael are: Nataniel, Nataniele (Italian), Nathan, Nathanael (French), Nathanial, Nathanie, Nathanielle, Nathanil, Nathanile, Nathanuel, Nathanyal, Nathanyel, Nathanyl, Natheal, Nathel, Nathinel, Nethanel, Nethaniel, Nethanyel, Than (Nickname), Thaniel

We think the name Nathanial should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nathanial to be: Outgoing, dignified chap

In one word, you might describe Nathanial as a(n) "dignified" person.

See other "dignified" names for boys.