Male name
Nathaniel
12,512 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2012. Expression number: 3.
Origin
Modification, under influence of Daniel, of Nathanael, from Ancient Greek Ναθαναήλ (Nathanaḗl), from Biblical Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Netan'el, literally “God has given”).From Wiktionary, entry “Nathaniel”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2012: 536 births. 12,512 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 1,732 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2002: 6,829 births. 288,265 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1980s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 60th among boys' names in 1998. It is still given: 13,164 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2010: 22 births. 399 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2010. It is still given: 102 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 2,408 | 1980–2025 | 67th in 2006 |
| France | 2,040 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 531 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Switzerland | 320* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Austria | 139 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 112 | 2012–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
5 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 1 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 3 = 39 → 3
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
1 + 1 + 9 + 5 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
5 + 2 + 8 + 5 + 3 = 23 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 4, 6, 7
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.