Natalie: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced NAT-uh-lee · 3 syllables

Natalie means “born on Christmas Day”, from Latin.

From the French form of the Late Latin saint's name Natalia, from natalis (dies) (“birthday [of Christ], Christmas”). Doublet of Natalya.

How popular is Natalie?

Natalie was the #89 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,736 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 55% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Natalie in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Half of US adults named Natalie are older than 32; most are between 19 and 63. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Natalie have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

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Natalie means “born on Christmas Day”. It comes from Latin.

Natalie is pronounced NAT-uh-lee.

Natalie was the #89 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,736 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 55% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Natalie are older than 32. Most are between 19 and 63.