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Natalie

Gender
Girl
Say it
NAT-a-lee
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#636 for girls
US rank, 2025
#89 for girls

Natalie is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas Day”. In 2025 it ranked 636th for girls in the UK (65 babies) and 89th for girls in the US (2,736 babies).

What does Natalie mean?

Latin: French form of Natalia

“Christmas Day”

The French form of Natalia, from the Latin for the Lord's birthday, and traditionally given to girls born at Christmas.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Natalie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 65 girls in the UK and 2,736 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Natalie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#636among girls
Babies in 2025
65about 1 in 4,300 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 41% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 65 girls in the UK were named Natalie, making it the 636th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 413th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 1,540 girls.

2025 had the fewest girls named Natalie since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Natalie in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 634th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#48), 1984 (#16) and 1994 (#31).

1996Busiest: 1,540 in 19962025
Natalie in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202565#636
202483#525
202381#528
2022103#454
2021103#463
2020115#413
2019126#382
2018149#346
2017168#318
2016170#317
2015192#282
2014213#256
2013234#239
2012248#224
2011259#220
2010294#196
2009351#177
2008437#137
2007434#142
2006402#153
2005476#126
2004511#120
2003536#109
2002569#97
2001583#99
2000682#87
1999965#60
19981,285#49
19971,332#49
19961,540#41

How popular is Natalie in the US?

Rank in 2025
#89among girls
Babies in 2025
2,736about 1 in 590 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 35% in five years
Same name in a class
2.4%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,736 girls in the US were named Natalie, making it the 89th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 51st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10,951 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 19 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Natalie than any year since 1975.

Half of all the girls named Natalie in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 3,136 girls in the US were given Natalie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #101.

1880Busiest: 10,951 in 20062025
Natalie in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,736#89
20243,127#73
20233,429#63
20223,947#55
20214,060#56
20204,291#51
20194,810#41
20185,127#39
20175,554#35
20166,191#31
20156,510#27
20147,115#23
20137,492#21
20127,908#17
20118,646#14
20108,789#14
20099,421#16
200810,201#13
200710,443#17
200610,951#17
200510,742#18
20049,689#19
20039,151#23
20028,352#30
20018,049#32
20008,096#34
19998,079#34
19987,549#40
19976,539#48
19966,693#46
19956,424#51
19945,837#56
19935,484#62
19925,583#61
19915,557#64
19905,637#63
19895,630#62
19885,483#63
19875,331#56
19865,707#52
19855,535#58
19845,555#55
19835,723#52
19825,961#51
19814,858#60
19804,645#65
19794,445#68
19784,165#66
19774,043#69
19763,499#80
19752,637#110
19742,466#119
19732,059#140
19722,024#143
19712,093#154
19702,370#142
19692,152#153
19681,886#171
19672,034#161
19662,309#150
19651,940#180
19642,127#177
19631,993#190
19621,949#191
19611,625#213
19601,550#216
19591,232#247
19581,283#238
19571,055#267
1956612#353
1955404#445
1954401#438
1953374#445
1952402#428
1951414#407
1950390#404
1949413#387
1948450#372
1947434#382
1946389#385
1945366#364
1944380#355
1943467#325
1942468#320
1941368#342
1940394#319
1939410#305
1938402#311
1937391#313
1936445#288
1935457#286
1934530#269
1933517#269
1932579#260
1931599#247
1930624#248
1929634#248
1928687#238
1927659#257
1926669#255
1925708#249
1924713#249
1923694#247
1922678#254
1921729#247
1920548#278
1919520#279
1918465#297
1917484#280
1916428#288
1915429#282
1914395#261
1913258#295
1912222#304
1911190#284
1910136#337
1909120#331
190886#388
190765#444
190680#383
190567#413
190453#445
190353#435
190239#509
190128#591
190067#407
189938#476
189840#486
189731#530
189635#499
189539#465
189443#422
189334#455
189236#453
189123#541
189034#435
188925#499
188826#486
188716#560
188616#556
188517#520
188411#640
18839#651
188215#475
188112#491
18805#836

Nicknames for Natalie

Names like Natalie

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

Emily Francesca Naomi Zoe Sophie Jessica Valerie Ellie Stephanie Abigail Jasmine Chloe

Other spellings of Natalie

Nataly Natalee Natali

Names related to Natalie

Natalia Natalya Nathalie Nathalia Nataliya Nathaly

More Latin names

Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara

Every Latin name

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, “Natalie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/natalie, updated 20 October 2026.