Baby Name Popularity Profile

Natalie

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Natalie.

✦ Born on Christmas Day 🌍 Latin, French Traditional Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #89
All-Time Peak Rank #13 Achieved 2008
Total U.S. Births 379,062 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl Female Archetype
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 10,951 births in 2006
💡 The Natalie Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Born on Christmas Day
Language Origin Latin, French
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Latin phrase *natalis domini* meaning 'birth of the Lord', commonly associated with Christmas Day. It is a French form of the name.
Common Nicknames
Nat Nattie Talie
Alternative Spellings
Nathalie Natalia Nathaly
Pronunciation: NAT-uh-lee
Themes & Categories
Traditional Spiritual
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Natalie across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -36.2%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -58.0%
2015: 6,510 births 6,510 2016: 6,191 births 2017: 5,554 births 2018: 5,127 births 2019: 4,810 births 2020: 4,291 births 4,291 2021: 4,060 births 2022: 3,947 births 2023: 3,429 births 2024: 3,127 births 2025: 2,736 births 2,736
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 10,951 births in 2006
Years in Top 100 50 yrs
Years in Top 500 134 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 152
1890s: 353
1900s: 658
1910s: 3,527
1920s: 6,719
1930s: 4,954
1940s: 4,129
1950s: 6,567
1960s: 19,565
1970s: 29,801
1980s: 54,428
1990s: 63,382
2000s: 95,095
2010s: 68,142
2020s: 21,590

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Na-tali-e
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with N, a letter used by only 3.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Utah, California, Arizona, Alaska
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #130 2,373 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #271 5,542 1982 65.3% Decline
California #112 61,816 2006 51.0% Decline
Arizona #95 6,715 2006 35.1% Decline
Alaska #67 702 2007 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #155 1,875 2008 50.0% Decline
Florida #149 16,159 2006 26.1% Decline
Washington #105 7,459 2006 44.4% Decline
Oregon #107 4,183 2007 30.4% Decline
New Hampshire #43 1,449 2005 12.0% Decline
Texas #109 34,929 2008 34.9% Decline
Colorado #102 5,452 2008 22.7% Decline
Delaware Unranked 887 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #105 5,990 2005 48.8% Decline
New Mexico #109 2,094 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #77 4,196 2007 34.0% Decline
Maine #37 1,678 2012 23.1% Decline
Illinois #91 18,464 2005 49.7% Decline
Minnesota #99 6,894 2006 42.7% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 492 2008 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #89 10,024 2005 25.9% Decline
Wisconsin #64 6,973 2007 26.7% Decline
Virginia #61 7,939 2009 23.6% Decline
Massachusetts #56 8,549 2007 18.8% Decline
Indiana #110 8,112 2006 32.2% Decline
New York #90 25,759 2005 37.8% Decline
Hawaii #201 1,017 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #125 3,459 2007 54.4% Decline
Nebraska #146 2,405 2006 52.9% Decline
Michigan #71 12,250 2005 33.8% Decline
Ohio #100 14,986 2005 27.7% Decline
Rhode Island #72 1,178 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #83 7,017 2005 13.5% Decline
Vermont #71 536 2006 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #90 8,878 2007 29.7% Decline
Pennsylvania #63 16,351 2007 10.8% Decline
Iowa #143 3,977 2005 54.9% Decline
Georgia #152 8,399 2008 32.3% Decline
District of Columbia Unranked 1,329 1976 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #86 3,973 2006 +5.3% Growth
Montana #98 857 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #238 4,982 1982 64.8% Decline
Arkansas #149 2,958 2008 28.6% Decline
Tennessee #115 5,780 2007 33.0% Decline
North Dakota #85 879 2014 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #224 867 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #127 4,378 2006 36.4% Decline
South Carolina #88 3,380 2007 31.9% Decline
Alabama #113 4,151 2007 33.3% Decline
West Virginia #80 1,854 2006 37.9% Decline
Mississippi #231 2,464 1979 57.1% Decline

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