Given name
Natsu
“born during the summer”
Natsu is used as a given name. One Japanese interpretation is “born during the summer.”
Original Japanese夏
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Japanese interpretation is “born during the summer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Japanese.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Natsu through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 47
- 47 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,316 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,316 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Natsu’s family of names
Natsu has a related form in Natsuko. Natsu has a related form in Natsoo. Natsu has a related form in Natsou.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Natsu
- Ichiyō HiguchiJapanese writer1872–1896
- Natsu KawasakiJapanese politician (1889-1966)
- Natsu YoritaJapanese voice actress
- Natsu SaitoJapanese badminton playerborn 2000
Characters named Natsu: Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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