Meaning of the nameNatal
- Male
- Latin origin
- Na-tal
Natal is a male name identical to the word Natal, the festival of the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25, from Latin natalis.
Meaning
“the word Natal, the festival of the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25; from Latin natalis”
Source: Aulete: natal · Wiktionary: Natal
- People (2022)
- 8,149
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,961
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,623
- people
Natal in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Natal, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (2,131 people).
102 women 8,047 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Natal is most common
States with the highest share of people named Natal in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Goiás 0.012%
- Tocantins 0.011%
- Maranhão 0.009%
- Paraná 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,535 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 837 | 0.012% |
| Paraná | 824 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 823 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 600 | 0.009% |
| Santa Catarina | 381 | 0.005% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 333 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 302 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 242 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 162 | 0.011% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 155 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 150 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 135 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 133 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 91 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 87 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 34 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 29 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Natal
Natal is also a common Portuguese word, which the Aulete defines as the festival that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, on December 25, and derives from Latin natalis. According to Wiktionary, the word Natal, 'festival of December 25', comes from Old Galician-Portuguese Natal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī], 'birthday of the Lord', and is related to natal and Noel. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,149 people named Natal, with a median age of 58. Proportionally, it is most common in Goiás.
Sources
- Aulete: natal · aulete.com.br · meaning
- Wiktionary: Natal · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: natal · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Natal
What does the name Natal mean?
Natal means “the word Natal, the festival of the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25; from Latin natalis”, according to Aulete and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Natal in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,149 people with the first name Natal, which ranks it number 1,961 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Natal a boy's or a girl's name?
Natal is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 102 women and 8,047 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Natal?
Natal is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Natal most common?
Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.012% of the state's population is named Natal (837 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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