Girls' name · peaked in 2021
Natalia name popularity since 1925
84,700 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Natalia. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Natalia is about 16 years old in 2026. Natalia peaked in 2021 as the #79 name for girls, and it ranked #144 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 84,700
- Named Natalia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #144
- for girls in 2025 (2,028 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 84,648 girls · 52 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.98× its national share
Peak year is the year Natalia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Natalia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Natalia peaked in 2021.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Natalia became 2.4× more common, from 1 in 2,110 baby girls to 1 in 897.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 34%, from 1 in 526 to 1 in 793.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Natalia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Natalia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Natalia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 354 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 407 | 6 | #1,159 |
| 1940s | 265 | 0 | #1,648 |
| 1950s | 324 | 0 | #2,050 |
| 1960s | 541 | 0 | #1,568 |
| 1970s | 1,438 | 0 | #893 |
| 1980s | 3,873 | 7 | #534 |
| 1990s | 7,979 | 6 | #345 |
| 2000s | 25,535 | 23 | #123 |
| 2010s | 27,384 | 10 | #118 |
| 2020–25 | 16,548 | 0 | #144 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
44.1% of babies named Natalia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Natalia is most popular
The index compares Natalia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Natalia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.98× | 882 |
| Arizona | 2.50× | 2,692 |
| California | 2.33× | 20,490 |
| New Mexico | 2.07× | 949 |
| Texas | 2.03× | 13,200 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Natalia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Natalia (this page) | 84,648 | 2021 |
| Natalya | 7,171 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Natalia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Natalia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Natalia (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data