Natani
Mehdi Khalaji is an Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst, and a former Shia cleric. He has been researching at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy since 2005, and is now a senior research fellow focusing on the politics of Iran and Shiite groups in the Middle East.
Meaning & Origin of Natani
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mehdi Khalaji is an Iranian-American writer, scholar of Islamic studies, political analyst, and a former Shia cleric. He has been researching at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy since 2005, and is now a senior research fellow focusing on the politics of Iran and Shiite groups in the Middle East.
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The Story of Natani
The earliest SSA record of Natani as a baby girl name dates back to 1993, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Natani — #13,441 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Natani on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Natani last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Natani
Natani is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Natani's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #13,441. Use the chart and map above to compare Natani'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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