Girls' name · since 1986
Nataley
619 babies named Nataley in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 619
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nataley is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 619 have been recorded since 1986.
Nataley has 619 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2022.
- #10,347 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 619 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nataley ranks #10,347 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 619 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,347 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 619
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nataley's 619 recorded births place it above 85.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nataley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nataley splits its recorded history at 2006: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nataley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2022
- Peak year (2012)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nataley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (268 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Nataley's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nataley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
268 births
- 2010s
2010s
255 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 268 births (43% of all-time use).
How Nataley 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 Nataley's total volume
Nataley by state
Where Nataley concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 40 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 35 | 5.7% |
40 of 619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nataley's data
- Nataley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (268 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nataleys (40 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 Nataley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1986–2022 (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 Nataley 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.