Natalya
Natalya is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia.
Meaning & Origin of Natalya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Natalya is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia.
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The Story of Natalya
Natalya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 380 Natalyas were born — ranking #747 that year. As of 2026, Natalya ranks #2,201 for baby girls with 86 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 7K Natalyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Natalya
Natalya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Natalya's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #747. Use the chart and map above to compare Natalya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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