Girls' name · since 1919
Natalee
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 10,311 babies named Natalee, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,724 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,311
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Natalee currently ranks #2724 among girls' names in America, with 10,311 babies recorded since 1919.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natalee has been recorded 10,311 times among girls since 1919, currently ranked #2724 nationally and more common than 84% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,628 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,724 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,311 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natalee ranks #1,628 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,724 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,311 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,628 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,724 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,311
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Natalee's 10,311 recorded births place it above 97.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Natalee compares
10,311 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Natalee's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Natalee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 603 | 21 | 19,840 |
Natalee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Natalee's full recorded timeline at 1984, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 603 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Natalee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 603
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Natalee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,930 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Natalee's strongest decade.
3,930 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Natalee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 42
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 147
1960s
147 births
- 1970s 371
1970s
371 births
- 1980s 671
1980s
671 births
- 1990s 1,085
1990s
1,085 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,930 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,342 births
- 2020s 645
2020s
645 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,930 births (38% of all-time use).
How Natalee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Natalee's total volume
Natalee by state
Where Natalee concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,030 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 989 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 373 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 362 | 3.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 340 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 326 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 320 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 235 | 2.3% |
1,030 of 10,311 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Natalee appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Natalee's data
- Natalee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,930 total births); usage has since declined to 645 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Natalees (1,030 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Natalee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Natalee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.