Natale
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- nah-TAH-lay
- Origin
- Latin
Natale is a name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas, of birth”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Natale mean?
Latin: Italian word for Christmas, from Latin natalis 'of birth'
“Christmas, of birth”
Italian for Christmas, from Latin natalis, meaning of birth; in Italy it is usually a boy's name.
Is Natale a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Natale has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls.
How popular is Natale in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1984, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the girls named Natale in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Natale in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 13 | #6,645 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 10 | #6,210 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 13 | #5,244 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
Names related to Natale
Natalie Natalia Nataly Nathalia Nathalie Nathaly Natalee Natalya
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Natale: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natale, updated 20 October 2026.