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The first name 
Natalie

Natalie is a first name typically given to girls, but in rare cases also used as a boys name.

The name Natalie is very popular!

The first name Natalie is one of the top 100 most popular girls names in the US – currently at #31 in our SmartGenius ranking. Over 1,000 babies each year are named Natalie, accounting for approximately 0.40 % of all newborn girls. In total, there are currently 364,426 people – children, adults and seniors – named Natalie living in the United States, which is approximately 0.11 % of the entire population.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Natalie

What does the name 
Natalie mean?

Natalie comes from Latin ‘natalia’, which means ‘in connection with birth’ and is related to the Latin expression ‘dies natalis (domini)’ ‘birth (of the Lord)’, the ‘Christmas’, but possibly also refers to the concept of Christian rebirth.

Many talented people are called Natalie

A Chart Breaking Singer

Natalie Imbruglia (*1975)
Natalie Imbruglia is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She had her breakthrough with hit single 'Torn' (1997) which was featured on her debut album 'Left of the Middle' and reached number one of the single charts in seven countries. Before transitioning to music, she acted in the Australian soap opera 'Neighbours'(1992

An Award-Winning Actress

Natalie Portman (*1981)
Natalie Portman is an Israeli-born American actress who started acting in her childhood. She achieved international recognition in the late 1990s and early 2000s starring in films such as 'Leon: The Professional' (1994), the 'Star Wars' prequel trilogy (1999 - 2005) and 'Black Swan' (2010). Her performances earned her numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in 'Black Swan.' Portman is also known for her activism.

A Hollywood Star

Natalie Wood (*1938 - 1981)
Natalie Wood (n饠Zacharenko) was an American actress who rose to Hollywood fame in the 1950s and 1960s after debuting as a child actress in the 1940s. She is best known for starring in films such as "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955), "West Side Story" (1961), and "Splendor in the Grass" (1961). Wood drowned in 1981 while on a boating trip with her husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken. Her death was initially ruled an accident, but the case was reopened in 2011 when a witness confessed to lying during the initial investigation.

Pioneering Fashion Entrepeneur

Natalie Massenet (*1965)
Natalie Massenet is a British-American fashion entrepreneur and former journalist. She founded the online luxury fashion retailer 'Net-a-Porter' in 2000. The website quickly became a major player in the fashion industry, known for its luxury merchandise, high-end editorial content, and innovative technology. In 2010, Massenet received an OBE award for her services to the fashion industry and an MBE in 2018 as well. She stepped down as executive chairwoman of 'Net-a-Porter' in 2015.

Go on a journey to places 
with your name

When you hear the name Natalie, you might first think of a woman or a girl. But did you know that there are also places with the name Natalie? Are you also called Natalie? Maybe one day you will visit the places that are named just like you...

Experience the nature of Michigan...

at Natalie State Forest Campground four miles west of Newberry, Michigan. It is a rustic campground with sites for tent and small trailer use.

Several roads are named Natalie in the USA

You can find a Natalie Drive in San Diego, a Natalie Lane in Irwin, Pennsylvania, a Natalie Road in Bedford, Ohio or a Natalie Street, in Rochester, New York, for instance.

A small creek...

in Wildcat, Kansas is called Natalies Creek. It is named for Natalie Ann 'Nat' Bath (1972-1989), who grew up along the stream.

Natalie -
someone you can count on

Natalie is the epitome of persistance. Every single year since first names have been registered in the United States, parents have come up with the idea of naming their daughter Natalie. This means that several girls and women named Natalie have witnessed major events such as the first Nobel Prize ceremony, the moon landing, the release of the first cell phone, or the turn of the millennium. The first name Natalie has reached its best rank of 14 several times, most recently in 2011. Moreover, the name has been in the top 100 numerous times. This makes Natalie one of the most popular names of all time.

In years where the graph has no value, the name Natalie was given less than five times or even none at all in the entire USA.

Natalie in 2022 - still quite popular

Natalie will be Natalie. Like every other year, there were newborns named Natalie in 2022 – in fact 3,932 to be precise, confirming Natalie is still a very popular first name. In this most recent year for which US-wide statistics are available, the name ranked #53 among all girls‘ names. Incidentally, the least popular year for Natalie was 1880, when only 5 baby girls were named Natalie.

Natalie -
well known in all states of the USA, most popular in Nevada

There are only 537 different women’s names registered in every single state in the U.S., and Natalie is one of them. However, Natalie is not equally widespread in all states, but people in Nevada seem to particularly fancy this name – the 2,318 women called Natalie who live here are 0,519% of all female residents and push their name up to #28, easily placing it in the top 100 most common female names in Nevada.

Natalie has 7 letters 
and begins with an N

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter N is neither particularly common nor particularly rare as a first letter for girls' names: 4.1% of all common girls' names in the US begin with this letter. By the way, the most common first letters of girls' names are A and S, while X and U are the least common initials of girls' names.

With seven letters, the name Natalie has a typical length for first names in the US. In fact, 26% of all common first names consist of exactly seven letters. 52% of all first names are shorter, while 22% have eight letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

Thus, it follows that with 4.1% of all girls' names starting with an N, this initial letter occurs about as often as all 26 letters on average. Nevertheless, there are girls' names with N that are quite common, the most common in the U.S. at present is Nancy.

Other names with 
N, a, t, a, l, i and e

If you take all the letters in the name Natalie – N, a, t, a, l, i and e – and put them together again, you can form other names, such as Natalei or others.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Natalie

If your name is Natalie and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Natalie

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Natalie, you can simply say:

Nut

Apple

Tiger

Apple

Lion

Igloo

Elephant

This is how the name Natalie is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Natalie in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Natalie

Natalie

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Natalie

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Natalie is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

N
A
T
A
L
I
E

Have you ever waved the name Natalie

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

N
A
T
A
L
I
E

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Natalie sounds like this: