Girls' name · since 1890
Natalia
85,144 babies named Natalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #144 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 85,144
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Natalia currently ranks #144 among girls' names in America, with 85,144 babies recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Natalia recorded 85,144 times among girls since 1890, holding rank #144 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #421 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #144 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 85,144 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natalia ranks #421 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #144 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 85,144 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #421 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #144 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 85,144
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Natalia's 85,144 recorded births place it above 99.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Natalia compares
85,144 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Natalia's all-time total is 226x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Natalia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 85,144 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,588 | 21 | 19,840 |
Natalia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Natalia splits its recorded history at 1961: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 3,588 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Natalia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 3,588
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Natalia popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 1933 (Natalia as boys' name)
Natalia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27,384 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Natalia's strongest decade.
27,384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Natalia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 59
1900s
59 births
- 1910s 207
1910s
207 births
- 1920s 550
1920s
550 births
- 1930s 407
1930s
407 births
- 1940s 265
1940s
265 births
- 1950s 324
1950s
324 births
- 1960s 541
1960s
541 births
- 1970s 1,438
1970s
1,438 births
- 1980s 3,873
1980s
3,873 births
- 1990s 7,979
1990s
7,979 births
- 2000s
2000s
25,535 births
- 2010s
2010s
27,384 births
- 2020s
2020s
16,548 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27,384 births (32% of all-time use).
How Natalia 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 Natalia's total volume
Natalia by state
Where Natalia concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,510 | 24.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13,332 | 15.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,844 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 5,331 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5,161 | 6.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 2,723 | 3.2% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 2,653 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 1,839 | 2.2% |
20,510 of 85,144 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Natalia appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Natalia's data
- Natalia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27,384 total births) through the 2020s (16,548) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Natalias (20,510 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 Natalia: 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 (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Natalia 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.