Given name & surname
Natalia
Natalia is a variant of Natalie. One Latin interpretation is “born on Christmas Day; refers to Christ's birthday.”
Original LatinNatalis
Meaning & origin
What it means
Natalia is a variant of Natalie. One Latin interpretation is “born on Christmas Day; refers to Christ's birthday.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin usage, Natalia is a feminine form of NATALIS. In Finnish usage, Natalia developed from Наталья.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Natalia is a variant of Natalie. The history of Natalie gives this family its wider story. Natalie’s historical associations include the actress Natalie Wood.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Natalia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85,196
- 52 boys · 85,144 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 3,588 babies
- 2025
- 2,028
- #144 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,028 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 144 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 3.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 3,588 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (524). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 88,111 as a first name in 2020; 166 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Natalia’s family of names
In English usage, Natalia has a diminutive in Natasha. In Spanish usage, Natalia shares a linguistic root with the French form Natalie. In German usage, Natalia has a related form in Nathalie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Natalia has relatives in 27 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Natalia comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 29
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Natalismasculine form · Latin
- Natalyequivalent
- NathalyEnglish
- Nataleeequivalent
- Nataliyaequivalent
- Nataniaequivalent
- Nathaniaequivalent
- Natalijaborrowing · Serbo-Croatian, Latvian
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- Nadayadoublet · Asturian
- Natasjaderivative · Dutch
- Natalliaequivalent
- Nataequivalent
- NataleBasque
- Nathelaequivalent
- НаталияRussian
- Натальяderivative · Russian
- ΝαταλίαGreek
- NoëlleFrench
- Nataljaderivative · Estonian, wym
- Natālijaborrowing · Latvian
- NatálieCzech
- Nataliiaequivalent
- Natháliaequivalent
- НаталяUkrainian
- НаталіяUkrainian
- NatàliaCatalan
- Nataliôcsb
- Натальляbe-tarask
- НаталляBelarusian
People named Natalia
- Natalia OreiroUruguayan actress, singer, host, and modelborn 1977
- Natalia GinzburgItalian writer (1916–1991)
- Natalia DyerAmerican actress (born 1997)born 1995
- Natalia GavrilițaMoldovan economist and politicianborn 1977
- Natalia GoncharovaRussian-French artist (1881–1962)
- Natalia TenaBritish-Spanish actressborn 1984
- Natalia BarbuMoldovan singerborn 1979
- Natalia GordienkoMoldovan singerborn 1987
- Natalia LavrovaOlympic rhythmic gymnast (1984–2010)
Characters named Natalia: Natasha Romanoff (the Marvel Cinematic Universe).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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