Girls' name · since 1970

Natalya

7,171 babies named Natalya in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,045 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,420 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,171
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade

7,171 babies have been named Natalya since 1970, making it today's #2420 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natalya has been recorded 7,171 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #2420 nationally and more common than 86% 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 1970 to 2025.

  • #2,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,420 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 7,171 born since 1970
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natalya ranks #2,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,420 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,171 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,045 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,420 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
7,171
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%86%
Natalya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Natalya's 7,171 recorded births place it above 97.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

37 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Natalya compares

7,171 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Natalya's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Natalya Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 7,171 376 567,345
Peak-year births 380 21 19,840

Natalya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Natalya splits its recorded history at 1998: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 380 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Natalya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
380
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
0100200300400 197019771984199119982005201220192025 74

Natalya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (2,677 births, 37% of the file).

2000s was Natalya's strongest decade.

2,677 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Natalya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,677 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Natalya 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 Natalya's total volume

Natalya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.5%-146, 2.8%-77, 5.9%-121, 2.7%-114, 4.7%-109, 3.5%-136, 2%-48, 4.7%-109, 4.9%-138, 2.1%-146, 3.1%-111, 3.9%-25, 13%-27, 11.2%-130, 3%Natalya-56, 5.3%Natalya
Natalya vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Natalya by state

Where Natalya concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Natalya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,040 14.5%
#2 Texas
507 7.1%
#3 Florida
493 6.9%
#4 New York
475 6.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
232 3.2%
#6 Illinois
181 2.5%
#7 Ohio
178 2.5%
#8 Michigan
160 2.2%
California share of Natalya's total US births 14.5%
Even split

1,040 of 7,171 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Natalya appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Natalya?
7,171 babies have been named Natalya since 1970. All-time, it sits at #2,045 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,420 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 380 births.
Where does Natalya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Natalya ranks #2,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,420 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Natalya most popular?
Natalya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,677 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Natalya most popular?
The top states for the name Natalya are California (1,040 births), Texas (507 births), Florida (493 births).
How long has the name Natalya been used?
Natalya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 56 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Natalya?
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.

What to do with Natalya's data

  • Natalya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,677 total births); usage has since declined to 641 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Natalyas (1,040 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.

Keep exploring Natalya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Natalya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2025 (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 Natalya 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.