Girl's name
Natalie
Say it NAT-uh-lee
Latin origin birthday, Christmas
3 syllables
Where Natalie is loved, common and rare
Rare in Canada, Norway, Austria and 12 more places.
1 in 2,113 girls born in Ireland in 2025
British Columbia 103rdOntario 134thNorway 259th
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Every place
In 16 of the 40 official lists, among them British Columbia (103rd), Ontario (134th) and Norway (259th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia province | 103rd 2023 | 28 | about 1 in 427 |
| Ontario province | 134th 2024 | 81 | about 1 in 672 |
| Norway | 259th 2025 | 15 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Austria | 279th 2025 | 20 | 1 in 1,786 |
| Cologne city | 308th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 2,048 |
| Italy | 318th 2024 | 48 | 1 in 3,733 |
| Ireland | 381st 2025 | 10 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Berlin city | 428th 2023 | 7 | about 1 in 2,072 |
| Poland | 461st 2025 | 5 | 1 in 23,958 |
| Sweden | 501st 2025 | 12 | about 1 in 3,347 |
| Israel נטלי | 552nd 2024 | 16 | about 1 in 4,905 |
| Scotland | 632nd 2025 | 4 | 1 in 4,473 |
| England and Wales | 634th 2025 | 61 | 1 in 4,152 |
| Switzerland | 788th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 4,856 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Quebec, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Munich, Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary and Slovenia.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Natalie comes from the French form of Natalia, a Late Latin saint's name taken from nātālis diēs, 'birthday', meaning the birthday of Christ, Christmas.
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Three syllables, said NAT-uh-lee, with the stress on the first. Nat is a natural short form. Natalia, Nathalie and Natali are related spellings, and Natasha is a Russian pet form from the same root.
Canadian records place its peak in the early 1980s. It remains best known in Canada today, with its highest positions in British Columbia and Ontario, and it is used in Ireland, Norway, Austria and Italy. It is falling in ten regions and rising in none, so it is now a familiar classic rather than a rising name.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- NAT-uh-lee, 3 syllables
- Meaning
birthday, Christmas
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Natalia
- Noelle
- Natasa
- Natalya
- Nathalie
- Natasha
- Natascha
- Natasja
- Natali
- Nathália
- Natalija
- Natalja
- Natacha
- Natallia
- Natalee
Etymology
From the French form of the Late Latin saint's name Natalia, from nātālis (diēs) (“birthday [of Christ], Christmas”). Doublet of Natalya.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: falling in 10 of 14 regions, rising in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 331 | 324 | 354 | 377 | 406 | 459 | 433 | 498 | 503 | 634 |
| Scotland | 240 | 253 | 376 | 343 | 341 | 558 | 531 | 541 | 632 | |
| Northern Ireland | 440 | 432 | 238 | 350 | ||||||
| Ireland | 247 | 324 | 319 | 395 | 410 | 430 | 317 | 495 | 342 | 381 |
| Ontario | 60 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 93 | 89 | 102 | 108 | 134 | |
| British Columbia | 55 | 43 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 55 | 103 | ||
| South Australia | 115 | 272 | ||||||||
| Quebec | 522 | 799 | 559 | 810 | ||||||
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 2516 | 3634 | 3605 | 3608 | 3650 | 3521 | 3443 | |
| The Netherlands | 927 | |||||||||
| Austria | 142 | 135 | 180 | 186 | 140 | 186 | 199 | 216 | 348 | 279 |
| Switzerland | 445 | 427 | 1148 | 449 | 830 | 547 | 560 | 1310 | 995 | 788 |
| Berlin | 386 | 235 | 287 | 435 | 378 | 562 | 641 | 428 | ||
| Munich | 142 | 206 | ||||||||
| Cologne | 470 | 249 | 299 | 684 | 251 | 649 | 643 | 308 | ||
| Leipzig | 108 | 149 | 263 | 131 | 116 | 262 | 186 | 215 | 344 | |
| Rostock | 283 | 107 | 202 | 199 | 133 | |||||
| Norway | 138 | 151 | 186 | 189 | 230 | 195 | 246 | 289 | 332 | 259 |
| Sweden | 177 | 231 | 196 | 260 | 266 | 296 | 280 | 290 | 375 | 501 |
| Italy | 301 | 346 | 364 | 320 | 443 | 318 | ||||
| Poland | 192 | 244 | 267 | 285 | 322 | 388 | 440 | 428 | 523 | 461 |
| Israel | 249 | 329 | 378 | 402 | 409 | 453 | 464 | 395 | 552 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 634 | 61 | 24.1 |
| 2024 | 503 | 78 | 30.2 |
| 2023 | 498 | 79 | 30.8 |
| 2022 | 433 | 98 | 37.2 |
| 2021 | 459 | 94 | 34.3 |
| 2020 | 406 | 105 | 39.1 |
| 2019 | 377 | 116 | 41.4 |
| 2018 | 354 | 133 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 324 | 149 | 49.8 |
| 2016 | 331 | 150 | 48.8 |
| 2015 | 282 | 173 | 56.2 |
| 2014 | 263 | 185 | 60.3 |
| 2013 | 244 | 203 | 65.8 |
| 2012 | 231 | 219 | 68.0 |
| 2011 | 218 | 228 | 71.0 |
| 2010 | 199 | 258 | 80.4 |
| 2009 | 174 | 299 | 95.4 |
| 2008 | 143 | 376 | 119.1 |
| 2007 | 151 | 367 | 119.9 |
| 2006 | 154 | 343 | 114.6 |
| 2005 | 136 | 395 | 137.0 |
| 2004 | 123 | 431 | 150.8 |
| 2003 | 107 | 458 | 164.4 |
| 2002 | 99 | 480 | 179.5 |
| 2001 | 97 | 492 | 183.6 |
| 2000 | 94 | 560 | 205.0 |
| 1999 | 66 | 803 | 285.1 |
| 1998 | 51 | 1,082 | 374.2 |
| 1997 | 51 | 1,138 | 388.2 |
| 1996 | 42 | 1,393 | 470.6 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Natalie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 1990. First recorded in 1926. Her peak year there: 1982, at 780.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Natalie per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 1982 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Natalie
1 in 4,225 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 1,921 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 542 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 640 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 3,958 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 5,890 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 660 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 2,982 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
1 in 2,347 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Natalie.
Middle names for Natalie
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Natalie Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials NC
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Natalie Sophie
3-2 beats · initials NS
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Natalie Grace
3-1 beats · initials NG
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Natalie Olivia
3-4 beats · initials NO · Natalie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Natalie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Natalie Mia
3-2 beats · initials NM
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Natalie Ruby
3-2 beats · initials NR
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Natalie Rose
3-1 beats · initials NR
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Natalie Anna
3-2 beats · initials NA · Natalie slides into Anna: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Natalie: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables. Natalie slides into Anna: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Natalie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 240 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 640 in Ireland
93% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 660 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,408 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 2,982 in Scotland
90% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
90% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 660 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
1 in 325 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Natalie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Natalie
Natalie Portman, Natalie Wood, Natalie Imbruglia, Natalie Dormer, Natalie Cole, Natalie Clifford Barney, Natalie Geisenberger and Natalie Glebova.
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Israeli-American actress (born 1981)
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American actress (1938–1981)
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Australian-British singer and actress born 1975
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English actress born 1982
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American singer (1950–2015)
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American writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972)
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German luger born 1988
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Russian-Canadian beauty queen born 1981
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Natalie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Natalie?
Her best rank is No. 103 in British Columbia in 2023, about 1 in 427 girls. She is in the published lists of 16 of our 40 regions.
What does Natalie mean?
Wiktionary glosses Natalie as "birthday, Christmas".
How do you pronounce Natalie?
NAT-uh-lee, with 3 syllables.
Is Natalie getting more popular?
Over five years: falling in 10 of 14 regions, rising in none.
Which sister names go with Natalie?
The deck's top five sisters for Natalie: Amanda, Joanna, Lauren, Amy and Selina. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.