Natividad
Natividad is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Natividad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Natividad is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Natividad
As a girl name
American parents first put Natividad on the record books as a girl name in 1895, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 41 Natividads were born — ranking #1,210 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Natividads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Natividad on the record books as a boy name in 1906, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 43 Natividads were born — ranking #1,057 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2014 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Natividads have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Natividad
Phonetically similar names — useful when Natividad is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Nativity
- Navidad
- Nativities
- Motivated
- Nativist
- Undivided
- Subdivided
- Stevedore
- Sniveled
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Natividad
Natividad is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Natividad's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #1,210. Use the chart and map above to compare Natividad'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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