Gift of God
Derived from the Hebrew name Netan'el, it signifies a divine gift. While less common than the traditional Nathaniel spelling, it maintains the same deep biblical roots and historical weight.
Less common today
Nathaneal isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,327 in 1999.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
One of the twelve apostles of Jesus, often identified with Bartholomew
American novelist and screenwriter
Major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War
