Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Natividad
“refers to the Nativity”
Natividad is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the Nativity.”
Original SpanishNati
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the Nativity.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Natividad 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
Natividad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,653
- 1,722 boys · 1,931 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,939 as a first name in 2020; 4,092 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.
Natividad’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Natividad has a diminutive in NATY. In Spanish usage, Natividad as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with NAVIDAD. Natividad has a related form in Natalie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Natividad
- Nati MistralSpanish actress (1928–2017)
- Natividad Almeda-Lópezfirst female lawyer in the Philippines1892–1977
- Naty AbascalSpanish socialite and former fashion modelborn 1943
- Natividad Llanquileoindigenous leader in Chileborn 1984
- Natividad Yarza PlanasSpanish politician (1872-1960), first female mayor
- Natividad BarrosoVenezuelan writerborn 1937
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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