Natalie

French variation of Russian Natalia

"birthday of the Lord"

Natalie Origin and Meaning

The name Natalie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "birthday of the Lord".

Natalie—a Franco-Russian name—became Americanized years ago and is one of those surprising names that's always ranked among the girls' Top 1000 names in the US.

An Old Lady Name in the 1950s, Natalie reversed course and has been more popular than ever in this century, though it's fallen off a bit from its peak in 2008.

Natalie is the French variation of Natalia, a name originally derived from the Latin phrase natale domini, meaning "birthday of the Lord." It was historically given to girls born around Christmas for this reason.

Natalie was Cameron Diaz's character in Charlie's Angels, and was attached to first Natalie Wood, then Natalie Cole (named for her father), and now Natalie Portman.

Along with Cole, Natalie has other musical ties to singers—Maines, Imbruglia and Merchant -- and to a not too flattering hit song by Bruno Mars.

Natalie has been a TV regular ranging from the lovable character on the old The Facts of Life, to Monk to Orange is the New Black.

Nathalie is an additional, though less common, spelling of the name.

Natalie Rank in US Top 1000

# 63 in the US

Natalie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 257 on Nameberry

Natalie Popularity

• 63 US 2023
• 257 Nameberry 2024
• 118 Canada 2023
• 462 England 2021
• 99 Australia 2015
• 84 New Zealand 2014
• 204 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Natalie

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• Natalia
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Famous People Named Natalie

• Natalie Portman (born Neta,Lee Hershlag), Israeli,born American actress
• Natalie Maria Cole American musician
• Natalie Wood (born Natalia Nikolaevna Zacharenko) American actress
• Natalie Jane Imbruglia British,Australian singer,songwriter and model
• Natalie Jane Appleton (Howlett) Canadian musician and actress
• Natalie Louise Maines (Pasdar) American singer,songwriter and activist
• Natalie Anne Merchant American singer,songwriter and musician
• Natalie Dormer English actress
• Natalie Tyler Tran Australian vlogger, actress, comedian, and writer
• Natalie Anne Coughlin American swimmer and Olympic medalist
• Natalie Morales Rhodes, American journalist
• Natalie Louise Blair Australian actress
• Natalie Duran American rock climber
• Natalie D. Richards American author
• Natalie Rooney New Zealand sport shooter
• Natalie Madsen American actress in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
• Natalie Bouader Shook (b. 2013) daughter of actress Shiri Appleby and Jon Shook
• Natalie Kate Nadeau (b. 2003) daughter of NASCAR driver Jerry Nadeau
• Natalie Maria Stroud (b. 1994) daughter of singer Cheryl Baker of Bucks Fizz; twin of sister Kyla Olivia
• Natalie Mia Suk (b. 1996) daughter of tennis player Cyril Suk
• Natalie Noone (b. 1985) daughter of singer Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits
• Natalie Curtis (b. 1979) daughter of singer Ian Curtis of Joy Division
• Natalie Foreman daughter of boxer and entrepreneur George Foreman
• Natalie Biden granddaughter of US VP Joe Biden, daughter of late Beau Biden
• Natalie Hermann German rhythmic gymnast
• Natalie Schafer American actress
• Natalie Wynn aka Contrapoints YouTube personality
• Natalie Nunn American reality TV personality
• Natalie Hadek Instagram Model, called "the hottest Instagirl of the moment" on March 10, 2020 by DiarioDeMexico USA Newspaper

Natalie in Pop Culture

• Natalie Green character on TV's "The Facts of Life"
• Natalie Goodman character in musical "Next to Normal"
• Natalie Teeger Monk's assistant on TV's "Monk"
• Natalie Figueroa character on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
• Natalie Connors from the movie "Agent Cody Banks"
• Natalie character in 'The House Bunny' played by Emma Stone
• Natalie Ortiz character on TV's "Chasing Life"
• Natalie Prior the mother of Tris and Caleb Prior in the "Divergent" trilogy
• Natalie Snyder character from American soap "As the World Turns"
• Natalie Kabra character in the 39 Clues series
• "Believe Me Natalie " song by the Killers
• Natalie song by Bruno Mars
• Natalie Jastrow character in the TV mini series' 'The Winds of War ' and 'War and remembrance '