Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Natalie

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
French
Born on Christmas

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Natalie

Famous People

Actress Natalie Wood, Actress Natalie Portman, Singer Natalie Imbruglia, Singer Natalie Cole

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of George Foreman, Daughter of Chrissie Hynde, Daughter of Nat King Cole

More about the name

Natalie is a feminine given name derived from the Latin phrase natale domini, meaning "birth of the Lord". Further alternative spellings of the name include Nathalie, Natalee, and Natalia/Natalija.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #2107, 33 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #17, 10,942 births); most recent 2025 (rank #89, 2,736 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,736
202473,114
2023–3,428
2022–3,944
2021–4,059
2020–4,290
201954,808
2018–5,127
201775,551
2016–6,191

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #42, 1,393 births); most recent 2025 (rank #634, 61 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202561
202478
202379
202298
202194
2020105
2019116
2018133
2017149
2016150

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1966 (rank #311, 80 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
20223
20215
20207
20197
20188
20175
20166
201514
201411

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #89, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #379, 10 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202510
202411
20237
202213
20219
20209
201910
201814
201713
201619

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #12, 447 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
20245
2023–
20225
20215
202010
201910
20189
201716
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #66, 39 births); most recent 2021 (rank #350, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20214
2020–
2019–
20187
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1984 (rank #40, 91 births); most recent 2023 (rank #103, 28 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202328
202246
202144
202045
201949
201853
201765
201654
201580
201462

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence