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Natalia

Gender
Girl
Say it
na-TAH-lee-a
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#396 for girls
US rank, 2025
#144 for girls

Natalia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas Day”. In 2025 it ranked 396th for girls in the UK (118 babies) and 144th for girls in the US (2,028 babies).

What does Natalia mean?

Latin: from natale domini, the Lord's birthday

“Christmas Day”

Originally given to girls born at Christmas; Saint Natalia of Nicomedia was the wife of the 4th-century martyr Saint Adrian.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Natalia a girl's or a boy's name?

Natalia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 118 girls in the UK and 2,028 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Natalia in the UK?

Rank in 2025
396th among girls
Babies in 2025
118 about 1 in 2,400 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 53% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 118 girls in the UK were named Natalia, making it the 396th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 193rd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 473 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Natalia than any year since 2001.

Half of all the girls named Natalia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 374th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 473 in 20092025
Natalia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025118#396
2024152#319
2023164#301
2022214#240
2021233#234
2020282#193
2019275#202
2018360#170
2017356#172
2016384#160
2015386#158
2014410#154
2013387#152
2012427#151
2011454#139
2010441#142
2009473#132
2008468#128
2007362#173
2006224#241
2005179#273
2004180#269
2003146#303
2002131#313
2001118#330
200094#387
1999122#309
1998120#329
1997101#374
199683#421

How popular is Natalia in the US?

Rank in 2025
144th among girls
Babies in 2025
2,028 about 1 in 790 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 14% in five years
Same name in a class
1.8% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,028 girls in the US were named Natalia, making it the 144th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 85th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 3,588 girls. It first appears in the records in 1890.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Natalia than any year since 2002.

Half of all the girls named Natalia in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1890Busiest: 3,588 in 20062025
Natalia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,028#144
20242,509#105
20232,725#96
20223,003#80
20213,207#79
20203,076#85
20192,736#103
20182,628#114
20172,614#119
20162,828#111
20152,701#118
20142,798#111
20132,634#121
20122,597#119
20112,801#108
20103,047#98
20093,117#103
20083,242#107
20073,072#109
20063,588#94
20052,654#122
20042,293#142
20032,256#148
20021,882#173
20012,007#161
20001,424#220
19991,272#249
19981,159#269
1997946#306
1996830#336
1995761#345
1994683#376
1993540#469
1992702#365
1991573#447
1990513#477
1989480#489
1988486#464
1987463#472
1986373#544
1985373#532
1984347#546
1983380#509
1982358#541
1981314#586
1980299#614
1979288#613
1978206#750
1977145#952
1976150#884
1975148#891
1974121#1,000
1973111#1,047
197290#1,192
197184#1,301
197095#1,196
196961#1,517
196862#1,435
196759#1,441
196664#1,368
196551#1,561
196455#1,532
196340#1,838
196256#1,496
196142#1,767
196051#1,560
195945#1,616
195839#1,732
195738#1,753
195636#1,759
195528#2,023
195422#2,294
195326#2,016
195223#2,125
195130#1,771
195037#1,523
194927#1,844
194822#2,069
194725#1,945
194623#1,918
194526#1,620
194436#1,339
194330#1,526
194230#1,497
194126#1,538
194020#1,792
193935#1,240
193827#1,437
193739#1,144
193636#1,186
193538#1,135
193451#966
193339#1,123
193241#1,116
193149#995
193052#1,019
192969#855
192873#845
192779#824
192666#921
192567#905
192443#1,206
192343#1,174
192235#1,342
192135#1,341
192040#1,206
191935#1,297
191817#2,101
191745#1,054
191621#1,689
191518#1,799
191416#1,665
191318#1,358
191213#1,540
191117#1,071
19107#1,935
19095#2,208
190810#1,357
19078#1,512
19068#1,416
19055#1,930
19040–
19037#1,440
19027#1,438
19010–
19009#1,318
18996#1,393
18980–
18970–
18965#1,582
18950–
18940–
189310#955
18926#1,278
18910–
18907#1,099

Nicknames for Natalia

Names like Natalia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Olivia, Emilia, Mia, Lucia, Valentina, Gabriella, Amelia, Isabella, Liliana, Sophia, Fatima, Aurora

Other spellings of Natalia

Nataliah

Names related to Natalia

Natalie, Natalya, Nathalie, Nathalia, Nataliya, Nataly, Natali, Natalee, Nathaly

More Latin names

Oliver, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Natalia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natalia, updated 20 October 2026.