Natalie

#89 for girls in 2025, 2,736 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2008 · 10,201 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
50 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
379,062
since 1880

Natalie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201979peak #13, 2008girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#892,736—
2024#733,127#9,8947
2023#633,429—
2022#553,947—
2021#564,060—
2020#514,291—
2019#414,810#12,1455
2018#395,127—
2017#355,554#9,6967
2016#316,191—
2015#276,510#8,7448
2014#237,115#9,6427
2013#217,492#8,7898
2012#177,908—
2011#148,646#7,00911
2010#148,789#9,6937
2009#169,421#8,9858
2008#1310,201#4,90119
2007#1710,443#6,62212
2006#1710,951#4,67519
2005#1810,742#5,27815
2004#199,689#3,07432
2003#239,151#4,81516
2002#308,352#5,72512
2001#328,049#6,01311
2000#348,096#8,2097
1999#348,079#5,31712
1998#407,549#7,5607
1997#486,539#5,64210
1996#466,693#4,18515
1995#516,424#5,12411
1994#565,837#4,29014
1993#625,484#6,8167
1992#615,583#3,45918
1991#645,557#4,23113
1990#635,637#2,48827
1989#625,630#2,10633
1988#635,483#2,86019
1987#565,331#2,05729
1986#525,707#2,51021
1985#585,535#2,17125
1984#555,555#1,97927
1983#525,723#1,74832
1982#515,961#2,20723
1981#604,858#2,13824
1980#654,645#2,83116
1979#684,445#3,16813
1978#664,165#2,20521
1977#694,043#5,1236
1976#803,499#2,41718
1975#1102,637#3,9418
1974#1192,466#3,8378
1973#1402,059#3,4459
1972#1432,024#3,6228
1971#1542,093—
1970#1422,370#3,5218
1969#1532,152#3,3148
1968#1711,886#3,1078
1967#1612,034#3,5596
1966#1502,309#3,9485
1965#1801,940—
1964#1772,127#3,0508
1963#1901,993—
1962#1911,949—
1961#2131,625—
1960#2161,550#4,0385
1959#2471,232—
1958#2381,283—
1957#2671,055—
1956#353612—
1955#446404—
1954#439401—
1953#446374—
1952#429402—
1951#408414—
1950#405390—
1949#388413—
1948#372450—
1947#382434—
1946#385389—
1945#364366—
1944#355380—
1943#325467—
1942#320468—
1941#342368—
1940#319394—
1939#305410—
1938#311402—
1937#313391—
1936#288445—
1935#286457—
1934#269530—
1933#269517—
1932#260579—
1931#247599—
1930#248624#4,0015
1929#248634—
1928#238687#3,3577
1927#257659#3,7806
1926#255669—
1925#249708—
1924#249713—
1923#247694#3,4677
1922#254678#4,3075
1921#247729—
1920#278548—
1919#279520—
1918#297465—
1917#280484#3,5456
1916#288428—
1915#282429—
1914#261395—
1913#295258—
1912#304222—
1911#284190—
1910#337136—
1909#331120—
1908#38886—
1907#44465—
1906#38380—
1905#41367—
1904#44553—
1903#43553—
1902#50939—
1901#59128—
1900#40767—
1899#47638—
1898#48640—
1897#53031—
1896#49935—
1895#46539—
1894#42243—
1893#45534—
1892#45336—
1891#54123—
1890#43534—
1889#49925—
1888#48626—
1887#56016—
1886#55616—
1885#52017—
1884#64011—
1883#6519—
1882#47515—
1881#49112—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Natalie was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Natalie is popular in 1979

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #86 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 298 girlsAKMaine: #116 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 508 girlsMEVermont: #125 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 494 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #146 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 688 girlsNHWashington: #82 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 396 girlsWAIdaho: #45 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 182 girlsIDMontana: #82 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 360 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #85 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 330 girlsNDMinnesota: #82 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 391 girlsMNIllinois: #54 for girls · 258 births · 1 in 290 girlsILWisconsin: #94 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 437 girlsWIMichigan: #92 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 462 girlsMINew York: #79 for girls · 249 births · 1 in 397 girlsNYMassachusetts: #118 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 547 girlsMARhode Island: #186 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 894 girlsRIOregon: #117 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 525 girlsORNevada: #72 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 286 girlsNVWyoming: #72 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 260 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #104 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 427 girlsSDIowa: #79 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 346 girlsIAIndiana: #54 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 264 girlsINOhio: #63 for girls · 231 births · 1 in 312 girlsOHPennsylvania: #75 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 358 girlsPANew Jersey: #93 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 438 girlsNJConnecticut: #174 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 865 girlsCTCalifornia: #48 for girls · 614 births · 1 in 266 girlsCAUtah: #22 for girls · 157 births · 1 in 102 girlsUTColorado: #79 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 352 girlsCONebraska: #62 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 258 girlsNEMissouri: #73 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 363 girlsMOKentucky: #68 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 314 girlsKYWest Virginia: #68 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 321 girlsWVVirginia: #81 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 369 girlsVAMaryland: #65 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 300 girlsMDDelaware: #112 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 394 girlsDEArizona: #60 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 313 girlsAZNew Mexico: #62 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 299 girlsNMKansas: #102 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 449 girlsKSArkansas: #59 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 276 girlsARTennessee: #67 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 331 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #74 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 357 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #79 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 345 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #44 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 192 girlsDCOklahoma: #52 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 272 girlsOKLouisiana: #57 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 281 girlsLAMississippi: #45 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 208 girlsMSAlabama: #64 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 286 girlsALGeorgia: #50 for girls · 137 births · 1 in 245 girlsGAHawaii: #40 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 190 girlsHITexas: #52 for girls · 379 births · 1 in 293 girlsTXFlorida: #63 for girls · 150 births · 1 in 312 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#22 · 1 in 102
  2. Hawaii#40 · 1 in 190
  3. District of Columbia#44 · 1 in 192
  4. Idaho#45 · 1 in 182
  5. Mississippi#45 · 1 in 208

Best ever in a state: #5 in California, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#221571 in 102
Hawaii#40251 in 190
District of Columbia#44291 in 192
Idaho#45381 in 182
Mississippi#45751 in 208
California#486141 in 266
Georgia#501371 in 245
Oklahoma#52681 in 272
Texas#523791 in 293
Illinois#542581 in 290
Indiana#541371 in 264
Louisiana#571041 in 281
Arkansas#59471 in 276
Arizona#60571 in 313
Nebraska#62401 in 258
New Mexico#62291 in 299
Florida#631501 in 312
Ohio#632311 in 312
Alabama#64801 in 286
Maryland#65651 in 300
Tennessee#67861 in 331
Kentucky#68781 in 314
West Virginia#68381 in 321
Nevada#72131 in 286
Wyoming#72111 in 260
Missouri#73891 in 363
North Carolina#74921 in 357
Pennsylvania#751911 in 358
Colorado#79531 in 352
Iowa#79571 in 346
New York#792491 in 397
South Carolina#79501 in 345
Virginia#81791 in 369
Minnesota#82711 in 391
Montana#82131 in 360
Washington#82641 in 396
North Dakota#85141 in 330
Alaska#8691 in 298
Michigan#921291 in 462
New Jersey#93851 in 438
Wisconsin#94701 in 437
Kansas#102321 in 449
South Dakota#104111 in 427
Delaware#11271 in 394
Maine#116121 in 508
Oregon#117321 in 525
Massachusetts#118561 in 547
Vermont#12551 in 494
New Hampshire#14671 in 688
Connecticut#174171 in 865
Rhode Island#18651 in 894

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Natalie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 16 spots since 2024 (#73 → #89)
  • 38 spots since 2020 (#51 → #89)
  • 62 spots since 2015 (#27 → #89)
  • Biggest jump: 345 spots in 1881 (#836 → #491)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 1901 (#407 → #591)
Rise & fade · girls
128 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2008 at #13 (10,201 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1976–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 172
  • Highest: 1 in 172 girls born in 2005 were named Natalie (0.58%)
  • Latest: 1 in 587 girls born in 2025 (0.17%)
  • Its best rank, #13 in 2008, was only 1 in 185 (0.54%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 25.1% of all girls named Natalie (95,095) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s152#475 (1882)#571
1890s353#422 (1894)#476
1900s658#331 (1909)#435
1910s3,527#261 (1914)#291
1920s6,719#238 (1928)#252
1930s4,954#247 (1931)#280
1940s4,129#319 (1940)#355
1950s6,567#238 (1958)#368
1960s19,565#150 (1966)#180
1970s29,801#66 (1978)#109
1980s54,428#51 (1982)#57
1990s63,382#34 (1999)#53
2000s95,095#13 (2008)#22
2010s68,142#14 (2010)#26
2020s21,590#51 (2020)#65

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Natalie in 1979

girls
#68
4,445 births · 1 in 361 girls
boys
#3,168
13 births · 1 in 132,426 boys

Top girls' names in 1979

  1. #1Jennifer56,712
  2. #2Melissa34,050
  3. #3Amanda31,924
  4. #4Jessica27,780
  5. #5Amy21,609
  6. #6Sarah21,015
  7. #7Heather20,834
  8. #8Angela20,256
  9. #9Nicole19,510
  10. #10Michelle19,266
  11. #68Natalie4,445

Top boys' names in 1979

  1. #1Michael67,713
  2. #2Christopher50,659
  3. #3Jason50,369
  4. #4David42,053
  5. #5James39,351
  6. #6Matthew35,621
  7. #7John35,410
  8. #8Robert34,015
  9. #9Joshua31,120
  10. #10Brian28,659
  11. #3,168Natalie13
More about 1979

girls

1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 361 of them was named Natalie, which outranked 99.4% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Natalie
  1. #65Leslie4,497
  2. #66Samantha4,461
  3. #67Ashley4,448
  4. #68Natalie4,445
  5. #69Lori4,432
  6. #70Allison4,406
  7. #71Courtney4,321
Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,593Breanne#2,125 → #532
  2. ↑ 1,527Loni#2,516 → #989
  3. ↑ 1,287Renata#2,012 → #725
  4. ↑ 985Ashanti#1,862 → #877
  5. ↑ 896Nicolette#1,581 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 392Christel#762 → #1,154
  2. ↓ 312Kenisha#557 → #869
  3. ↓ 297Ariane#887 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 285Imelda#947 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 252Farrah#539 → #791

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,721,536 boys got a published name in 1979; 1 in 132,426 of them was named Natalie, which outranked 55.2% of the 7,071 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Natalie
  1. #3,018Vinod14
  2. #3,018Winfield14
  3. #3,018Wynn14
  4. #3,168Natalie13
  5. #3,168Aaren13
  6. #3,168Abbas13
  7. #3,168Adama13
  8. #3,357Adil12
  9. #3,357Akili12
  10. #3,357Albin12

Tied with 188 names at #3,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1978
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,228Tyrel#2,134 → #906
  2. ↑ 471Jace#1,186 → #715
  3. ↑ 387Chaz#1,371 → #984
  4. ↑ 311Tyrell#1,051 → #740
  5. ↑ 308Frederic#1,203 → #895
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,230Dequan#927 → #2,157
  2. ↓ 641Rahsaan#869 → #1,510
  3. ↓ 446Chip#989 → #1,435
  4. ↓ 308Rashaun#996 → #1,304
  5. ↓ 307Kenya#749 → #1,056

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1979 →