Nethaniel is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #11631 in 2000 with 5 recorded births. This places Nethaniel in the bottom 4% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2004 with 16 births ranking #5183. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 50.0%. In 2000, approximately 1 in every 392,786 boys born was named Nethaniel. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.