Natalia

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Наталья in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, TR Türkiye and 3 more, Natalie in US United States, AU Australia, GB United Kingdom and 2 more, Nathalie in FR France, BE Belgium and Наталія in UA Ukraine.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Natalia is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Catalan given name146K records spelled Natalia19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, France, United States, Belgium

  Languages: Catalan, French

  Also written Natália, Natàlia, Natal'Ia, Nätālįà, Nataĺia

• Romanian given name96K records spelled Natalia7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Moldova, Romania, United States, Italy

  Also written Nataliia, Natália, Natàlia, Nätälîä, Natáliia

• Indonesian given name66K records spelled Natalia8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Spain, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Natalia', 'Natalia, Natália, Natàlia, Nátalia

• Finnish given name46K records spelled Natalia7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Estonia, Hungary, United States

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian

  Also written Nätäliä, Natália, Natàlia

• a separate given name30K records spelled Natalia11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, Ukraine, Spain

  Also written Natália, Natàlia, Nataliâ, Natalìâ, Natal'Ia

• Khmer given name23K records spelled Natalia6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Russia, United States, Vietnam

  Languages: Khmer, Vietnamese

  Also written Natal'Ia, Natália, Nåtålîå

• Latvian given name2.5K records spelled Natalia7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Latvia, Lithuania, United States, Spain

  Languages: Latvian, Lithuanian

  Also written Natālia, Nataliâ, Natália, Natàlia

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Natalia is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Lat. natalis 'birth, Christmas'; saint name.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In Romanian, < lat. Natalis (dies) 1. fiica lui loan Movila, 1680, n. redat §i In forma Nedelea, din necunoasterea sensului (RI XIII 48). 2. - actual; ipoc. Natalifa, dar ipocoristice ca : Lit/a, -oiu, ce par corecte lui Candrea, din Natalia, nu se explica decit prin Hip < Ilie, nume de mare frecventA.

  as a name·Dictionar Onomastic Rominesc

• In Swedish, Natalia (m.fl. former) är ett från början latinskt namn, bildat till latinets dies natalis ’(Kristi) födelsedag’, dvs. juldagen. I den rikssvenska almanackan 29 december.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In French, Du latin natalis (« jour de naissance »), forme latine de Nathalie; fête liée à la Nativité.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In German, from Latin natalis 'birth, Christmas'

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 129 years between 1890–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Nathalie Sarrauteb. 1900FRnot in their usual nameFrench lawyer and writer (1900–1999)
• Natalia Makarovab. 1940RUSoviet and American ballet dancer
• Natasha Korolevab. 1973RUnot in their usual nameRussian singer
• Natalia Oreirob. 1977UYUruguayan actress, singer, host, and model
• Natalia Barbub. 1979MDMoldovan singer
• Radveda Poklonskayab. 1980UAnot in their usual nameRussian lawyer, politician and diplomat
• Natalia Vodianovab. 1982RURussian model
• Natalia Tenab. 1984GBBritish-Spanish actress
• Natalia Dyerb. 1995USAmerican actress (born 1997)
• Iga Świątekb. 2001PLnot in their usual namePolish tennis player (born 2001)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,401 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Natalia?

We estimate roughly 1.6 million people bear Natalia (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Natalia have the most bearers?

Natalia is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled наталья.

How common is Natalia compared with other names?

In Russia, Natalia is the 4th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Natalia a male or female name?

Natalia is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Natalia mean?

Recorded meaning: Variant of Natal; related to Christmas nativity.