Girls' name · since 1881
Nathalie
20,667 babies named Nathalie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,478 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,667
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathalie currently ranks #1478 among girls' names in America, with 20,667 babies recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Nathalie recorded 20,667 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #1478 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #1,045 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,478 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,667 born since 1881
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nathalie ranks #1,045 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,478 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,667 born since 1881, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,045 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,478 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,667
- born since 1881
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nathalie's 20,667 recorded births place it above 98.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nathalie compares
20,667 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Nathalie's all-time total is 55x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nathalie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,667 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 629 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nathalie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nathalie's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 629, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nathalie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 629
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Nathalie popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1989 (Nathalie as boys' name)
Nathalie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (5,034 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Nathalie's strongest decade.
5,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Nathalie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 46
1880s
46 births
- 1890s 91
1890s
91 births
- 1900s 136
1900s
136 births
- 1910s 577
1910s
577 births
- 1920s 876
1920s
876 births
- 1930s 510
1930s
510 births
- 1940s 357
1940s
357 births
- 1950s 287
1950s
287 births
- 1960s 531
1960s
531 births
- 1970s 825
1970s
825 births
- 1980s 1,871
1980s
1,871 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,821 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,034 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,391 births
- 2020s 1,314
2020s
1,314 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5,034 births (24% of all-time use).
How Nathalie 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 Nathalie's total volume
Nathalie by state
Where Nathalie concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,647 | 22.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 2,411 | 11.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,061 | 10.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,998 | 9.7% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 734 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 644 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 551 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 308 | 1.5% |
4,647 of 20,667 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Nathalie appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nathalie's data
- Nathalie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (5,034 total births); usage has since declined to 1,314 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nathalies (4,647 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Nathalie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nathalie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Nathalie 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.