Girls' name · peaked in 2005
Natalie name popularity since 1925
371,761 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Natalie. Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Natalie is about 27 years old in 2026. Natalie peaked in 2005 as the #18 name for girls, and it ranked #89 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 371,761
- Named Natalie, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #89
- for girls in 2025 (2,736 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 371,010 girls · 751 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Natalie 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.
Natalie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Natalie peaked in 2005.
- Fastest rise: Between 1955 and 1960, Natalie became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 4,840 baby girls to 1 in 1,300.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 36%, from 1 in 377 to 1 in 587.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Natalie's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Natalie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Natalie 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 | 3,357 | 13 | – |
| 1930s | 4,954 | 5 | #286 |
| 1940s | 4,129 | 0 | #365 |
| 1950s | 6,567 | 0 | #447 |
| 1960s | 19,565 | 40 | #180 |
| 1970s | 29,801 | 99 | #110 |
| 1980s | 54,428 | 249 | #58 |
| 1990s | 63,382 | 134 | #51 |
| 2000s | 95,095 | 151 | #18 |
| 2010s | 68,142 | 53 | #27 |
| 2020–25 | 21,590 | 7 | #89 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.4% of babies named Natalie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Natalie is most popular
The index compares Natalie'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 Natalie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.78× | 2,373 |
| Utah | 1.74× | 5,542 |
| California | 1.56× | 61,656 |
| Arizona | 1.39× | 6,704 |
| Alaska | 1.27× | 702 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Natalie 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie (this page) | 371,010 | 2005 |
| Nataly | 15,458 | 2008 |
| Natalee | 10,283 | 2005 |
| Natali | 4,822 | 2005 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Natalie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Natalie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Natalie (2005).
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