Natalie Name Meaning

With a meaning as joyous as “Christmas Day,” it’s no wonder that parents love Natalie. A French variant of the Russian Natalia, Natalie has been a constant fixture on the U.S Top 1000 charts.

She’s a sweet spot name, never reaching heights of overuse but always maintaining her popularity like Anna or Claire. She’s never out of fashion or dated, her beauty effortlessly working its magic throughout the years. In today’s world, she’s keeping up with current naming trends thanks to her -ie ending as seen in Mackenzie, Sadie, and Lillie.

Natalie’s Christmas meaning is perfect for a winter baby, less obvious than Holly or Noel but just as lovely. She can also be a subtle religious nod, as Christmas Day is the birthday of Christ in Christianity. She brings to mind the feeling of home and warmth, thanks in part to her meaning.

While she ages well, Natalie is a darling name on a little girl. Dainty and sweet, a little Natalie is happiest with tea and crumpets for two. She’s also quite the little actress, as seen on red carpets in modern Hollywood.

She has her fair share of cute nicknames including Nat, Natty, and Tally. She also offers an alternate spelling in Natalee. Similar names include Natasha and Nathalie.

Infographic of Natalie name meaning, which is A French variant of Natalia, a Latin name derived from the term natale domini meaning Christmas Day
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Natalie Name Popularity

How popular is the name Natalie? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 341 89 0.0253%
1911 286 144 0.0387%
1912 324 159 0.0315%
1913 303 200 0.0353%
1914 266 341 0.0489%
1915 286 370 0.0407%
1916 291 380 0.0393%
1917 284 428 0.0428%
1918 300 413 0.0385%
1919 282 465 0.0444%
1920 282 493 0.0443%
1921 251 678 0.0592%
1922 254 635 0.057%
1923 248 645 0.0576%
1924 250 661 0.0569%
1925 250 670 0.0593%
1926 263 606 0.0551%
1927 260 616 0.0556%
1928 242 628 0.0587%
1929 255 576 0.0556%
1930 251 574 0.055%
1931 248 554 0.0561%
1932 262 532 0.0538%
1933 275 462 0.0496%
1934 269 478 0.0494%
1935 286 415 0.0427%
1936 295 377 0.0391%
1937 314 345 0.035%
1938 318 343 0.0335%
1939 311 353 0.0347%
1940 326 330 0.031%
1941 356 304 0.027%
1942 328 405 0.0321%
1943 326 416 0.0319%
1944 361 330 0.0266%
1945 376 305 0.025%
1946 394 328 0.0222%
1947 383 388 0.0232%
1948 388 382 0.0239%
1949 399 353 0.0219%
1950 416 329 0.0204%
1951 406 366 0.0216%
1952 435 342 0.0196%
1953 446 326 0.0184%
1954 436 359 0.0196%
1955 458 341 0.0185%
1956 354 571 0.0302%
1957 267 1,025 0.0533%
1958 237 1,258 0.0666%
1959 247 1,208 0.0636%
1960 213 1,536 0.0811%
1961 210 1,617 0.0856%
1962 191 1,944 0.1059%
1963 190 1,980 0.1103%
1964 177 2,121 0.1205%
1965 180 1,932 0.1181%
1966 150 2,298 0.1472%
1967 162 2,006 0.1322%
1968 171 1,877 0.125%
1969 153 2,139 0.1388%
1970 141 2,367 0.1487%
1971 154 2,078 0.1383%
1972 143 2,017 0.1481%
1973 140 2,044 0.1577%
1974 120 2,452 0.1887%
1975 110 2,629 0.2046%
1976 80 3,497 0.2713%
1977 69 4,040 0.2997%
1978 66 4,159 0.3093%
1979 68 4,443 0.3151%
1980 65 4,635 0.317%
1981 59 4,857 0.3304%
1982 51 5,963 0.399%
1983 52 5,725 0.388%
1984 55 5,559 0.3737%
1985 58 5,533 0.3645%
1986 52 5,704 0.3779%
1987 56 5,327 0.3491%
1988 63 5,477 0.3515%
1989 62 5,630 0.3489%
1990 63 5,631 0.3397%
1991 64 5,550 0.3405%
1992 61 5,580 0.3496%
1993 62 5,482 0.3516%
1994 56 5,837 0.3803%
1995 51 6,424 0.4262%
1996 46 6,692 0.4469%
1997 48 6,539 0.4421%
1998 40 7,544 0.504%
1999 34 8,080 0.5395%
2000 34 8,094 0.5298%
2001 32 8,048 0.5341%
2002 30 8,350 0.5572%
2003 23 9,149 0.6014%
2004 19 9,687 0.6356%
2005 18 10,733 0.702%
2006 17 10,946 0.6991%
2007 17 10,437 0.6615%
2008 13 10,199 0.6599%
2009 16 9,406 0.6293%
2010 14 8,776 0.609%
2011 14 8,637 0.6062%
2012 17 7,892 0.5538%
2013 21 7,472 0.5248%
2014 23 7,098 0.4872%
2015 27 6,497 0.4465%
2016 31 6,160 0.4272%
2017 36 5,516 0.3952%
2018 39 5,095 0.3708%
2019 41 4,782 0.3532%
2020 51 4,159 0.3267%
2021 55 3,758 0.3074%
2022 55 3,922 0.2973%

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Data via SSA.gov.


Names Like Natalie

If you like Natalie, you’ll love these other names like Natalie.


What names are diminutives of Natalie?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Natalie sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Natalie, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nat

Birthday

Latin

Nata

Swimmer

Latin

Nattie

Birthday

Latin

Nettie

A diminutive form of Natalie.

English

Netty

He (God) has favored me

Latin

Talia

Heaven's dew

Hebrew

Talya

Birthday; heaven's dew; lamb

Latin

Tasha

Born on Christmas

Russian

Tashie

Birthday

Latin


What names are variants of Natalie?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Natalie.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nastassja

Resurrection; birthday

Latin

Natala

Birthday

Latin

Natale

Birthday

Latin

Natalea

Birthday

Latin

Nataleah

Birthday

Latin

Natalee

Birthday

Latin

Nataleen

Birthday

Latin

Nataleigh

Birthday

Latin

Natalene

Birthday

Latin

Natali

Birthday

Latin

Natalia

Christmas Day

Latin

Natalina

Birthday

Latin

Nataline

Birthday

Latin

Nataliya

Birthday

Latin

Natalja

Birthday

Latin

Natalka

Birthday

Latin

Natalle

Birthday

Latin

Natallia

Birthday

Latin

Natallie

Birthday

Latin

Nataly

Birthday

Latin

Natalya

Birthday

Latin

Natasha

Birthday

Latin

Natelie

Birthday

Latin

Nately

Birthday

Latin

Nathalee

Birthday

Latin

Nathalia

Birthday

Latin

Nathalie

Birthday

Latin

Nathaliely

Birthday

Latin

Nathalija

Birthday

Latin

Nathaly

Birthday

Latin

Natilee

Birthday

Latin

Natilie

Birthday

Latin

Natividad

Christmas

French

Natka

Hope; birthday

Russian

Nattilie

Birthday

Latin


What names sound like Natalie?

If you like how Natalie sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Natalie.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Natasha

Birthday

Latin


What names are similar to Natalie?

Find a name that’s like Natalie, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Coralie

A variant form of Coral.

English

Emily

To excel

Latin

Faith

Devotion

English

Grace

Gracious one

English

Hannah

Grace

Hebrew

Holly

The holly tree

English

Joy

Happiness

Latin

Lucy

Of the light

English

Nora

Honorable one

Latin

Sarah

Princess

Hebrew


Lists With Natalie

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Natalie.


Siblings of Natalie

Mamas with kids named Natalie also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Sawyer

Wood Cutter

English

Anna

Gracious

Hebrew

Madison

Son of Maud

English

Brayden

Son of Bradan

Irish

Brantley

Fire

English

Easton

East town

English

Emma

Whole or universal

German

Natilee

Birthday

Latin

32 Comments

  1. I need to know how to get my lobor moveing in to her hear

  2. My Name is Natalie & I’ve only come across 2other Natalie’s in person so far but I Love my name & believe if I had lived past lives I would still have been named Natalie…. It’s an awesome name don’t ya think???!

  3. It was perfect in every way and every person I’ve ever met with the name Natalie is one of the most wonderful people

  4. We chose the name Natalie because it means gift from God and it was the only name me and my husband could agree on!

  5. I am a Nattalie. I was named after my aunt Natalie and was giving an extra ‘T’ to make it special and unique. I love my name.

  6. My name is Natali without an ‘E’ but I was born on Halloween lol.

  7. So lovely!!!!! When my mom was thinking for a name for me she met someone whose name was Natalie and that is how i came to be!!!!!

  8. ?Im digging a ditch for that gold digging bitch?- Bruno Mars

    • How could you say such nasty things about us. I’ve never met a Natalie of any similar spelling, nor pronunciation, that wasn’t a pleasure to know. Now, if she’s continually disrespected, abused, etc., she may have no choice but to defend herself. And you may not like it.

  9. I love my name. You don’t hear it very often. I was named after my grandfather. His name was Natale which is Christmas in Italian. I was born in November. Close enough I guess!

    • Hey, my name is Natalie and I was born in November as well. My mom’s due date was in December; but I was born prematurely.

  10. We have a Natalie. She’s #4 of 4. We had picked Rebecca as a middle name and were searching for the perfect 1st name. We narrowed it down to Natalie or Morgan by the day of my c-section. Anyway, we later discovered she was very head strong, immune to punishments, and full of sass. Also, she always sides with and defends the underdog, is immune to peer pressure, and goes through life always smiling and laughing. When she was around 3and I’d started calling her my emergency room baby because she has no fear. I started doing a poll. She’s now 17. What I have discovered is that Natalie should come with a warning from the delivery nurses. All of the Natalie’s- young to old- that I have talked to are all very head strong and outright stubborn. Proceed at your own risk but also be ready for a great adventure if you choose this beautiful name! And btw “Natalie Rebecca” is a real attention getter when hollered!:) Her soccer coach has even been heard belting it across the field.

    • Oh wow so strange! My sister’s name is Rebecca (Ann) & I am the obligatory Natalie (Jean) – I don’t know any other Natalie’s personally so this coincidence is quite funny to me! My mom loves your baby names LOL

  11. We loved the meaning “birth of the Lord.”

  12. my name is natalie and i love it. although when i was little maria called me madalie and oliver called me nalie, i like my name as is!

  13. So my name is natalie I’m a girl and I have never met someone else with this name so it’s a pretty good guess that I might never do if you want to name your kid something unique and fun natalie is a good choice. One thing I’ve found is that there’s always another nickname someone can come up with for this name so be prepared to have a lot!

    • I am a Natalie also but have met SO many other Natalies. Six in my graduating class, two of my co-workers and a roommate all named Natalie. Surprised you have never met another Natalie, I think it’s pretty common!

  14. My bffs name is Natalie

    • My bestie’s name is Natalia Camille. But we either call her Cams, Cami or Camille. But others call her Natalia sometimes.

  15. We were going through names and found out that its fun to say or yell when the child is misbehaving! Thats another reason why we choose the name! And we love her name… her birthday is around Christmas and I know her name means Christmas so it matched!

  16. Natalie is named after my great great grandmother.

    • natalies are always really pretty hot.

  17. I chose the name Natalie because I wanted something that sounded girly and classic, but wasn’t super popular!

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  19. Grandfathers name was Nathan

  20. You don’t hear the name often, it’s very unique for this day and age.

  21. Natalie is christ’s birthday

  22. We found the name Natalie on a Pinterest list of pretty girl names. We wanted it to be a feminine name, not too popular or old fashioned.

  23. It was an uncommon name (at the time) with a sweet sound.

  24. It was one of three girls names that my husband and I both agreed on before she was born. After she was born, it was clear that she was not a Claire or Julia… she was Natalie. ?

  25. My husband and I both love the name, Natalie – me because it comes from the word Nativity (one of my favorite bible stories) and my husband because his favorite actress was Natalie Wood. Because my family is Italian, I often call to her in an Italian accent, “Natalia“. We love that it’s a classic name, but it’s also not very common. The one thing we don’t like about it is when people shorten it and call her Nat. (She told her preschool teacher years ago, “My name is Natalie, I’m not a gnat.”) If I could go back to before she was born and choose a different name, I wouldn’t – it’s still my favorite and definitely suits her!

    • I have always loved my name. My dad too was a fan of Miss Wood. My mom was from England and only pronounced it na-TAH-lee. Since she has passed, that’s the only way I wish I could hear it. ? There is no D in my name. ?


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