The first name Nahuel
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name from Mapudungun.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Nahuel last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nahuel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nahuel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Nahuel, the 13,302nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 21 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Nahuel
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Nahuel MolinaArgentine association football player, born 1998
- Nahuel GuzmánArgentine association football player, born 1986
- Nahuel Pérez BiscayartArgentinian actor (born 1986)
- Nahuel TenagliaArgentine footballer, born 1996
- Nahuel BustosArgentine association football player, born 1998
- Nahuel ValentiniFootballer, born 1988
- Nahuel CarabañaAndorran athletics competitor, born 1999
- Nahuel EstévezArgentinian association football player, born 1995
- Facundo MilánAssociation football player, born 2001
- Lucas GonzálezArgentine footballer (born 2000)
Questions
- How popular is the name Nahuel?
- In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Nahuel, ranking 4,991st.
- Is Nahuel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 246 US babies named Nahuel since 1880 were boys.
- When was Nahuel most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 21 babies were named Nahuel, its highest rank at 4,069th.