Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Natalee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,743 Trend ↓ Falling 52%
Rank 2025
#2,743
among girls · ↓484 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
63
named Natalee · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 25,512
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
603 babies
All-time total
10,311
#1,629 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Natalee popularity over time

10,311 babies have been named Natalee since 1919, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 7 1 – #4,133
1920s 42 4 +500% #3,003
1930s 28 3 -33% #4,088
1940s 13 1 -54% #4,111
1950s 30 3 +131% #4,410
1960s 147 15 +390% #2,384
1970s 371 37 +152% #1,571
1980s 671 67 +81% #1,578
1990s 1,085 109 +62% #1,129
2000s 3,930 393 +262% #507
2010s 3,342 334 -15% #542
2020s (to 2025) 645 108 -68% #1,420

Where Natalee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

Where Natalee is most popular

Girls named Natalee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.061 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Natalee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 5 0.191 +215%
Mississippi 6 0.128 +112%
Michigan 21 0.115 +90%
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 +40%
Alabama 6 0.064 +6%
Kentucky 5 0.058 ≈ national
Indiana 8 0.057 -6%
Texas 42 0.052 -14%
Florida 21 0.049 -19%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -20%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -20%
Missouri 5 0.041 -31%
Washington 5 0.035 -43%
Virginia 5 0.029 -52%
Georgia 6 0.026 -56%
New York 10 0.025 -58%
California 20 0.024 -61%
Illinois 5 0.022 -64%
Ohio 5 0.021 -65%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Natalee

Natalee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,743 in 2025 with 63 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 10,311 American babies have been named Natalee. Its peak came in 2006, when 603 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Natalee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Natalee?

The median living Natalee is about 17 years old; half are between 13 and 24. An estimated 10 thousand people named Natalee are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Natalee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 63 #2,743
2024 83 #2,259
2023 90 #2,135
2022 125 #1,681
2021 130 #1,619
2020 154 #1,420
2019 152 #1,459
2018 199 #1,198
2017 231 #1,097
2016 237 #1,091
2015 280 #969
2014 335 #828
2013 413 #686
2012 439 #648
2011 515 #564
2010 541 #542
2009 576 #526
2008 563 #548
2007 481 #620
2006 603 #507
2005 590 #508
2004 265 #916
2003 260 #916
2002 195 #1,093
2001 197 #1,082
2000 200 #1,046
1995 111 #1,452
1990 76 #1,872
1985 53 #2,036
1980 61 #1,797
1975 32 #2,493
1970 18 #3,528
1965 14 #3,500
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 6 #4,406
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Natalee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Natalee?

The median living Natalee is about 17 years old. Half of all living Natalees are between 13 and 24 years old.

How many people named Natalee are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Natalee are alive in the United States, based on 10,311 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Natalee in 2025?

Natalee ranked #2,743 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 63 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Natalee?

10,311 babies have been named Natalee in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Natalee most popular?

Natalee peaked in 2006, when 603 newborns received the name.

Is Natalee a boy or girl name?

Natalee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Natalee rising or falling?

Natalee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Natalee become more popular?

Natalee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Natalee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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