Top 80 US name Girls' name Peak 2006 376,303 births

Natalie — #73 US girls' name

376,303 babies named Natalie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1521890s3531900s6581910s35271920s67191930s49541940s41291950s65671960s195651970s298031980s544331990s633822000s950942010s681322020s18835
#73
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99.6% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Natalie was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

10,950 babies were named Natalie in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Natalie

The Social Security Administration has registered 376,303 babies named Natalie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Natalie currently holds the #73 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 10,950 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Natalie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95,094 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Natalie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 61,546 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Natalie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Natalie 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 376,303 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.

Natalie at a glance

Top 100 girls' name

Total births

376,303

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2006

10,950 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#73

In the top 100

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Natalie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 100 girls' name
Peak year (2006)
10,950
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Natalie popularity over time — boys

769 total births recorded since 1917 (Natalie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 769 births
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Natalie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95,094 births that decade — 25% of Natalie's all-time total
1880s1521890s3531900s6581910s35271920s67191930s49541940s41291950s65671960s195651970s298031980s544331990s633822000s950942010s681322020s18835

Natalie by state

Where Natalie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Natalie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
61,546 16.4%
#2 Texas
34,656 9.2%
#3 New York
25,602 6.8%
#4 Illinois
18,371 4.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
16,212 4.3%
#6 Florida
16,038 4.3%
#7 Ohio
14,884 4.0%
#8 Michigan
12,152 3.2%
California share of Natalie's total US births 16.4%
Even split

61,546 of 376,303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Natalie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natalie?
376,303 babies have been named Natalie since 1880. It currently ranks #73 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 10,950 births.
When was Natalie most popular?
Natalie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95,094 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Natalie most popular?
The top states for the name Natalie are California (61,546 births), Texas (34,656 births), New York (25,602 births).
How long has the name Natalie been used?
Natalie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Natalie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Natasha, Natalia, Nathalie, Nataly, 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, 1880–2024 (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.