girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Natalia

Meaning Christmas Day Gender Girl Rank 2025 #144 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

Natalia is a female given name with the original Late Latin meaning of "Christmas Day".

Rank 2025
#144
among girls · ↓39 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,028
named Natalia · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 793
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
3,588 babies
All-time total
85,196
#421 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Natalia popularity over time

85,196 babies have been named Natalia since 1890, 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
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 34 – 34 3 – #1,003
1900s 59 – 59 6 +74% #1,395
1910s 207 – 207 21 +251% #1,062
1920s 550 – 550 55 +166% #830
1930s 407 6 413 41 -25% #970
1940s 265 – 265 27 -36% #1,356
1950s 324 – 324 32 +22% #1,545
1960s 541 – 541 54 +67% #1,377
1970s 1,438 – 1,438 144 +166% #613
1980s 3,873 7 3,880 388 +170% #465
1990s 7,979 6 7,985 799 +106% #249
2000s 25,535 23 25,558 2,556 +220% #94
2010s 27,384 10 27,394 2,739 +7% #98
2020s (to 2025) 16,548 – 16,548 2,758 +1% #79

Where Natalia 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 1,986 1.24 #148
2027 1,951 1.21 #155
2028 1,921 1.20 #157
2029 1,896 1.18 #157
2030 1,876 1.17 #158

Where Natalia is most popular

Girls named Natalia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.66 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Nevada.

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 Natalia 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
New Mexico 132 5.43 +227%
California 3,812 4.53 +173%
Nevada 184 3.96 +139%
Arizona 507 3.61 +118%
Texas 2,510 3.12 +88%
Delaware 33 2.91 +75%
Illinois 656 2.87 +73%
Oregon 150 2.30 +39%
Rhode Island 27 2.16 +30%
Colorado 223 2.00 +20%
Connecticut 112 1.93 +16%
Washington 268 1.86 +12%
Florida 695 1.62 ≈ national
Oklahoma 117 1.59 ≈ national
Kansas 84 1.46 -12%
New Jersey 262 1.45 -13%
Wisconsin 147 1.43 -14%
Maryland 150 1.42 -15%
Idaho 47 1.40 -15%
North Carolina 314 1.38 -17%
Massachusetts 166 1.37 -17%
Nebraska 48 1.34 -20%
Georgia 296 1.30 -22%
Utah 105 1.26 -24%
Arkansas 66 1.25 -25%
New York 487 1.23 -26%
Virginia 202 1.19 -29%
Indiana 163 1.16 -30%
Hawaii 13 1.13 -32%
South Carolina 101 1.12 -32%
Iowa 65 1.11 -33%
Minnesota 120 1.11 -33%
District of Columbia 13 1.10 -34%
Michigan 189 1.04 -38%
Pennsylvania 238 1.01 -39%
Tennessee 144 0.909 -45%
New Hampshire 16 0.867 -48%
Kentucky 72 0.842 -49%
South Dakota 12 0.841 -49%
Alabama 76 0.809 -51%
Louisiana 61 0.697 -58%
Ohio 154 0.649 -61%
Missouri 78 0.647 -61%
Alaska 5 0.581 -65%
Mississippi 16 0.342 -79%
Maine 5 0.323 -81%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -89%
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
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 Natalia

Natalia is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #144 in 2025 with 2,028 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1890, 85,196 American babies have been named Natalia. Its peak came in 2006, when 3,588 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 Natalia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Natalia?

The median living Natalia is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 83 thousand people named Natalia are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Natalia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 2,028 #144 – –
2024 2,509 #105 – –
2023 2,725 #96 – –
2022 3,003 #80 – –
2021 3,207 #79 – –
2020 3,076 #85 – –
2019 2,736 #103 – –
2018 2,628 #114 – –
2017 2,614 #119 – –
2016 2,828 #111 – –
2015 2,701 #118 – –
2014 2,798 #111 – –
2013 2,634 #121 – –
2012 2,597 #119 – –
2011 2,801 #108 5 #13,725
2010 3,047 #98 5 #13,660
2009 3,117 #103 – –
2008 3,242 #107 – –
2007 3,072 #109 – –
2006 3,588 #94 – –
2005 2,654 #123 8 #8,850
2004 2,293 #142 9 #7,983
2003 2,256 #148 – –
2002 1,882 #173 6 #10,263
2001 2,007 #161 – –
2000 1,424 #220 – –
1995 761 #345 – –
1990 513 #478 – –
1985 373 #534 – –
1980 299 #614 – –
1975 148 #893 – –
1970 95 #1,200 – –
1965 51 #1,568 – –
1960 51 #1,573 – –
1955 28 #2,050 – –
1950 37 #1,545 – –
1945 26 #1,648 – –
1940 20 #1,829 – –
1935 38 #1,159 – –
1930 52 #1,027 – –
1925 67 #911 – –
1920 40 #1,225 – –
1915 18 #1,859 – –
1910 7 #2,078 – –
1905 5 #2,145 – –
1900 9 #1,395 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 7 #1,169 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Natalia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Natalia Dyer Natalia Dyer American actress (born 1995) Contemporary
  2. 2 Natalia Tena Natalia Tena British actress and musician (born 1984) Contemporary
  3. 3 Natalia Vodianova Natalia Vodianova Russian model (born 1982) Contemporary
  4. 4 Natalia Lafourcade Natalia Lafourcade Mexican singer-songwriter (born 1984) Contemporary
  5. 5 Natalia Poklonskaya Natalia Poklonskaya Ukrainian-born Russian lawyer (born 1980) Contemporary
  6. 6 Natalia Reyes Natalia Reyes Colombian actress b. 1987 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Natalia Oreiro Natalia Oreiro Uruguayan actress and singer (born 1977) Contemporary
  8. 8 Natalia Ginzburg Natalia Ginzburg Italian author (1916–1991) Contemporary
  9. 9 Natalia Verbeke Natalia Verbeke Argentine-Spanish actress b. 1975 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Natalia Sedova Natalia Sedova Russian revolutionary (1882–1962) 19th century
  11. 11 Natalia Molchanova Natalia Molchanova Russian multiple world record holding freediver (1962–2015) Contemporary
  12. 12 Natalia Pushkina Natalia Pushkina Wife of Alexander Pushkin (1812–1863) 19th century
  13. 13 Natalia Makarova Natalia Makarova Soviet and American ballet dancer b. 1940 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Natalia Pavlovna Paley Natalia Pavlovna Paley Member of the Romanov family (1905–1981) Contemporary
  15. 15 Natalia Goncharova Natalia Goncharova Russian-French artist (1881–1962) 19th century
  16. 16 Natalia Streignard Natalia Streignard Venezuelan actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  17. 17 Natalia Avelon Natalia Avelon German actress and singer b. 1980 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Natalia Bestemianova Natalia Bestemianova Russian ice dancer (born 1960) Contemporary
  19. 19 Natalia Mishkutionok Belarusian pair skater (born 1970) Contemporary
  20. 20 Natalia Shaposhnikova Soviet artistic gymnast b. 1961 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Natalia?

The median living Natalia is about 15 years old. Half of all living Natalias are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Natalia are alive today?

An estimated 83 thousand people named Natalia are alive in the United States, based on 85,196 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Natalia mean?

Natalia is a female given name with the original Late Latin meaning of "Christmas Day".

How popular is the name Natalia in 2025?

Natalia ranked #144 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,028 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Natalia?

85,196 babies have been named Natalia in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Natalia most popular?

Natalia peaked in 2006, when 3,588 newborns received the name.

Is Natalia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Natalia rising or falling?

Natalia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Natalia become more popular?

Natalia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,876 girls named Natalia in 2030, which would rank around #158. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Natalia?

Well-known people named Natalia include Natalia Dyer (actor), Natalia Tena (actor), Natalia Vodianova (model).

Names like Natalia

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