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Baby name
Nathaniel
Boy
Origin of the name
Nathaniel comes from the Hebrew Netan'el, “God has given.” In the Gospels, Nathanael is one of the disciples of Jesus.
Classic name
287,103births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 62rank at its peak, in 2002
Where babies named Nathaniel are born
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Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Nathaniel is most common in South Carolina (1.9 times), Alaska (1.9) and District of Columbia (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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