Nathalie
Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant of the name Natalie/Natalia which is found in many languages, and is especially common in French and English-speaking countries.
Meaning & Origin of Nathalie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nathalie is a female given name. It is a variant of the name Natalie/Natalia which is found in many languages, and is especially common in French and English-speaking countries.
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The Story of Nathalie
Nathalie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 629 Nathalies were born — ranking #489 that year. As of 2026, Nathalie ranks #1,271 for baby girls with 181 births, falling sharply (-31%). In total, more than 21K Nathalies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nathalie
Nathalie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Nathalie's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #445. Use the chart and map above to compare Nathalie'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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