Fun Facts About the Name Natalie
- Decades of popularity: Natalie stayed in the U.S. top 100 for 50 consecutive years, from 1976 through 2025.
- Still popular, but losing ground: Natalie's rank fell 38 places between 1995 and 2025, while remaining in the top 100.
- More than 379 thousand babies named Natalie: U.S. records list 379,808 babies given the name Natalie from 1880 through 2025. Even 769 boys received the name Natalie - about 1 boy for every 493 girls.
What Does the Name Natalie Mean?
Natalie comes from the Latin name Natalia, a feminine name based on natalis, meaning "of birth" or "birthday." In Christian Latin, dies natalis meant a birthday and could refer specifically to the birthday of Christ, Christmas. The phrase Natale Domini, "the Lord's birth," was used for Christmas. The name is therefore traditionally glossed as "Christmas Day" or "born on Christmas." The root is Latin natus, "born," from nasci, "to be born." The Christmas meaning is a Christian customary interpretation of that root.
Natalie Name History & Origins
Natalie belongs to a family of names derived from Latin Natalia. In the early Christian world, Natalia was used as a personal name; it is borne by Saint Natalia, the wife of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia, an early fourth-century martyr venerated in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions. The name was used in Christian cultures, especially in Eastern Orthodox lands, where the Russian form Natalya (Наталья) developed and gave rise to the diminutive Natasha.
In Western Europe, the name took forms such as French Nathalie and English and German Natalie, all from Latin Natalia. Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Polish typically use Natalia. In English, Natalie appears as a form of the Latin name, used alongside Natalia and Nathalie. The name's continuity in Christian usage is tied to the Latin original and to the saint's cult.
How Popular is the Name Natalie?
Natalie remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1976 to 2025. Its highest annual birth count was in 2006, and people born that year turn 20 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #89 | 2,736 | 0.1702% |
| 2024 | #73 | 3,114 | 0.1930% |
| 2023 | #63 | 3,428 | 0.2139% |
| 2022 | #55 | 3,944 | 0.2407% |
| 2021 | #56 | 4,059 | 0.2475% |
| 2020 | #51 | 4,290 | 0.2656% |
| 2019 | #41 | 4,808 | 0.2866% |
| 2018 | #39 | 5,127 | 0.3015% |
| 2017 | #35 | 5,551 | 0.3216% |
| 2016 | #31 | 6,191 | 0.3495% |
| 2015 | #27 | 6,510 | 0.3648% |
| 2014 | #23 | 7,114 | 0.3983% |
| 2013 | #21 | 7,488 | 0.4268% |
| 2012 | #17 | 7,908 | 0.4491% |
| 2011 | #14 | 8,646 | 0.4916% |
| 2010 | #14 | 8,789 | 0.4945% |
| 2009 | #16 | 9,420 | 0.5128% |
| 2008 | #13 | 10,202 | 0.5396% |
| 2007 | #17 | 10,443 | 0.5432% |
| 2006 | #17 | 10,950 | 0.5760% |
| 2005 | #18 | 10,742 | 0.5814% |
| 2004 | #19 | 9,689 | 0.5277% |
| 2003 | #23 | 9,151 | 0.5009% |
| 2002 | #30 | 8,352 | 0.4648% |
| 2001 | #32 | 8,049 | 0.4470% |
| 2000 | #34 | 8,096 | 0.4458% |
| 1999 | #34 | 8,079 | 0.4555% |
| 1998 | #40 | 7,549 | 0.4272% |
| 1997 | #48 | 6,539 | 0.3757% |
| 1996 | #46 | 6,693 | 0.3818% |
| 1995 | #51 | 6,424 | 0.3653% |
| 1994 | #56 | 5,837 | 0.3269% |
| 1993 | #62 | 5,484 | 0.3031% |
| 1992 | #61 | 5,583 | 0.3028% |
| 1991 | #64 | 5,557 | 0.2964% |
| 1990 | #63 | 5,637 | 0.2969% |
| 1989 | #62 | 5,630 | 0.3054% |
| 1988 | #63 | 5,483 | 0.3079% |
| 1987 | #56 | 5,330 | 0.3066% |
| 1986 | #52 | 5,707 | 0.3327% |
| 1985 | #58 | 5,536 | 0.3217% |
| 1984 | #55 | 5,556 | 0.3300% |
| 1983 | #52 | 5,723 | 0.3426% |
| 1982 | #51 | 5,962 | 0.3521% |
| 1981 | #60 | 4,859 | 0.2913% |
| 1980 | #65 | 4,647 | 0.2799% |
| 1979 | #68 | 4,445 | 0.2769% |
| 1978 | #66 | 4,165 | 0.2719% |
| 1977 | #69 | 4,043 | 0.2637% |
| 1976 | #80 | 3,500 | 0.2389% |
| 1975 | #110 | 2,637 | 0.1809% |
| 1974 | #119 | 2,467 | 0.1681% |
| 1973 | #140 | 2,059 | 0.1412% |
| 1972 | #143 | 2,024 | 0.1330% |
| 1971 | #154 | 2,093 | 0.1258% |
| 1970 | #142 | 2,370 | 0.1356% |
| 1969 | #153 | 2,152 | 0.1276% |
| 1968 | #171 | 1,888 | 0.1151% |
| 1967 | #161 | 2,032 | 0.1231% |
| 1966 | #150 | 2,309 | 0.1365% |
| 1965 | #180 | 1,940 | 0.1099% |
| 1964 | #177 | 2,126 | 0.1122% |
| 1963 | #190 | 1,994 | 0.1035% |
| 1962 | #191 | 1,949 | 0.0991% |
| 1961 | #213 | 1,625 | 0.0805% |
| 1960 | #216 | 1,550 | 0.0767% |
| 1959 | #247 | 1,232 | 0.0609% |
| 1958 | #238 | 1,283 | 0.0638% |
| 1957 | #268 | 1,055 | 0.0516% |
| 1956 | #353 | 612 | 0.0305% |
| 1955 | #447 | 404 | 0.0207% |
| 1954 | #439 | 401 | 0.0206% |
| 1953 | #446 | 374 | 0.0199% |
| 1952 | #429 | 402 | 0.0217% |
| 1951 | #408 | 414 | 0.0230% |
| 1950 | #405 | 390 | 0.0228% |
| 1949 | #390 | 413 | 0.0241% |
| 1948 | #373 | 450 | 0.0265% |
| 1947 | #382 | 434 | 0.0245% |
| 1946 | #385 | 389 | 0.0248% |
| 1945 | #365 | 366 | 0.0280% |
| 1944 | #355 | 380 | 0.0286% |
| 1943 | #325 | 467 | 0.0335% |
| 1942 | #320 | 468 | 0.0346% |
| 1941 | #342 | 368 | 0.0305% |
| 1940 | #319 | 394 | 0.0345% |
| 1939 | #305 | 410 | 0.0374% |
| 1938 | #311 | 402 | 0.0364% |
| 1937 | #314 | 391 | 0.0367% |
| 1936 | #289 | 445 | 0.0428% |
| 1935 | #286 | 457 | 0.0436% |
| 1934 | #269 | 530 | 0.0508% |
| 1933 | #269 | 517 | 0.0513% |
| 1932 | #260 | 580 | 0.0544% |
| 1931 | #247 | 599 | 0.0563% |
| 1930 | #249 | 623 | 0.0553% |
| 1929 | #248 | 634 | 0.0568% |
| 1928 | #238 | 687 | 0.0596% |
| 1927 | #257 | 659 | 0.0553% |
| 1926 | #255 | 669 | 0.0564% |
| 1925 | #249 | 708 | 0.0582% |
| 1924 | #249 | 713 | 0.0571% |
| 1923 | #247 | 694 | 0.0575% |
| 1922 | #254 | 678 | 0.0565% |
| 1921 | #247 | 729 | 0.0591% |
| 1920 | #278 | 548 | 0.0457% |
| 1919 | #279 | 520 | 0.0460% |
| 1918 | #297 | 465 | 0.0402% |
| 1917 | #280 | 484 | 0.0448% |
| 1916 | #288 | 428 | 0.0410% |
| 1915 | #283 | 429 | 0.0436% |
| 1914 | #261 | 395 | 0.0519% |
| 1913 | #296 | 258 | 0.0413% |
| 1912 | #306 | 222 | 0.0398% |
| 1911 | #284 | 190 | 0.0454% |
| 1910 | #337 | 136 | 0.0343% |
| 1909 | #333 | 120 | 0.0346% |
| 1908 | #389 | 86 | 0.0257% |
| 1907 | #446 | 65 | 0.0204% |
| 1906 | #384 | 80 | 0.0271% |
| 1905 | #418 | 67 | 0.0230% |
| 1904 | #449 | 53 | 0.0192% |
| 1903 | #440 | 53 | 0.0202% |
| 1902 | #517 | 39 | 0.0148% |
| 1901 | #598 | 28 | 0.0117% |
| 1900 | #412 | 67 | 0.0223% |
| 1899 | #477 | 38 | 0.0163% |
| 1898 | #489 | 40 | 0.0155% |
| 1897 | #535 | 31 | 0.0132% |
| 1896 | #502 | 35 | 0.0147% |
| 1895 | #469 | 39 | 0.0167% |
| 1894 | #427 | 43 | 0.0193% |
| 1893 | #460 | 34 | 0.0160% |
| 1892 | #459 | 36 | 0.0170% |
| 1891 | #553 | 23 | 0.0124% |
| 1890 | #441 | 34 | 0.0179% |
| 1889 | #507 | 25 | 0.0140% |
| 1888 | #499 | 26 | 0.0146% |
| 1887 | #582 | 16 | 0.0110% |
| 1886 | #566 | 16 | 0.0111% |
| 1885 | #534 | 17 | 0.0128% |
| 1884 | #670 | 11 | 0.0085% |
| 1883 | #677 | 9 | 0.0080% |
| 1882 | #487 | 15 | 0.0139% |
| 1881 | #497 | 12 | 0.0131% |
| 1880 | #908 | 5 | 0.0055% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #10,554 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #13,528 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,453 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #9,309 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,397 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,398 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #7,351 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #10,417 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #9,599 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #5,012 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #6,952 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #4,807 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #5,488 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #3,131 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 2003 | #4,973 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #5,966 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #6,307 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #8,841 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #5,556 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #8,181 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #5,958 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #4,327 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #5,399 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #4,462 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #7,371 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #3,562 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #4,402 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #2,535 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1989 | #2,137 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #2,924 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #2,096 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #2,580 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,207 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #2,019 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #1,778 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1982 | #2,248 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1981 | #2,177 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,917 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #3,299 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #2,254 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #5,630 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #2,393 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #4,642 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #4,080 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #3,614 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #3,852 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,734 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #3,502 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,288 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,847 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,347 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,213 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,426 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1930 | #4,378 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,602 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #4,053 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #3,712 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #4,764 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #3,845 | 6 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Natalie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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