US rank #2248 Girls' name Peak 2006 10,244 births

Natalee — #2248 US girls' name

10,244 babies named Natalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s421930s281940s131950s301960s1471970s3701980s6711990s10852000s39302010s33392020s582
#2248
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Natalee was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

603 babies were named Natalee in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,244 babies named Natalee between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natalee currently holds the #2248 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 603 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natalee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,930 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Natalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,029 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Natalee in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natalee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Natalee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10,244

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

2006

603 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,248

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Natalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
603
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420132002199119801969195619281919 7

Natalee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,930 births that decade — 38% of Natalee's all-time total
1910s71920s421930s281940s131950s301960s1471970s3701980s6711990s10852000s39302010s33392020s582

Natalee by state

Where Natalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Natalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,029 10.0%
#2 Texas
982 9.6%
#3 Ohio
373 3.6%
#4 Florida
356 3.5%
#5 New York
339 3.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
326 3.2%
#7 Michigan
315 3.1%
#8 Indiana
235 2.3%
California share of Natalee's total US births 10.0%
Even split

1,029 of 10,244 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Natalee appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natalee?
10,244 babies have been named Natalee since 1919. It currently ranks #2248 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 603 births.
When was Natalee most popular?
Natalee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,930 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Natalee most popular?
The top states for the name Natalee are California (1,029 births), Texas (982 births), Ohio (373 births).
How long has the name Natalee been used?
Natalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Natalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natalie, Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.