Meaning and history
Elnathan is a biblical Hebrew masculine name meaning “God has given,” combining El, “God,” with a form of the verb “to give.” Several men named Elnathan appear in the Hebrew Bible, including a court official in the Book of Jeremiah and an ancestor in the genealogy of King Jehoiachin. The name therefore belongs to the Hebrew tradition of theophoric names expressing divine gift. Modern prominent bearers are uncommon, and its significance remains primarily scriptural.
20062006: 6 births, rank #10,662
2007: 7 births, rank #9,788
2008: 8 births, rank #9,019
2009: 6 births, rank #10,994
2010: 15 births, rank #5,741
20112011: 24 births, rank #4,110
2012: 31 births, rank #3,450
2013: 40 births, rank #2,848
2014: 31 births, rank #3,456
2015: 38 births, rank #3,022
20162016: 23 births, rank #4,327
2017: 32 births, rank #3,440
2018: 22 births, rank #4,476
2019: 21 births, rank #4,639
2020: 18 births, rank #5,041
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 10 births, rank #7,768
2023: 19 births, rank #5,075
2024: 14 births, rank #6,199
20252025: 21 births, rank #4,707
In 2025, 21 babies were recorded with the name Elnathan, ranking #4,707 among boys.