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Meaning of the nameNatalie

Natalie is a feminine name of Latin origin, linked to natalis, 'relating to birth', and therefore associated with Christmas Day.

Meaning

“relating to birth; birthday, also Christmas”

Source: Behind the Name: Natalie · Wiktionary: Natalie · Behind the Name: Nathalie

People (2022)
6,959
Rank in Brazil
#2,179
Median age
23 years
2010 Census
5,900
people

Natalie in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Natalie, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,807 people).

6,917 women 42 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 Natalie is most common

States with the highest share of people named Natalie in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
  2. São Paulo 0.006%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.006%
  4. Paraná 0.005%
  5. Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2,6260.006%
Rio Grande do Sul6480.006%
Rio de Janeiro6040.004%
Paraná5120.005%
Minas Gerais4640.002%
Santa Catarina4150.006%
Bahia3310.002%
Amazonas1390.004%
Pernambuco1380.002%
Goiás1300.002%
Pará1120.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul940.003%
Distrito Federal880.003%
Ceará870.001%
Maranhão810.001%
Mato Grosso800.002%
Alagoas620.002%
Sergipe620.003%
Paraíba580.002%
Espírito Santo560.002%
Rio Grande do Norte550.002%
Rondônia320.002%
Roraima230.004%
Piauí210.001%
Amapá180.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Natalie

Natalie comes from the Roman name Natalis or Natalia, derived from the Latin natalis, 'relating to birth, birthday'. The sense became attached to the birth of Jesus, Christmas. Nathalie is the French form, and Natália is the Portuguese form, equivalent to Natalie and Nathalie. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,959 people named Natalie, with a median age of 23.

It is the most common spelling of the group and follows the form used in English and German.

Other spellings of Natalie

SpellingPeople (2022)
Natalie6,959
Nathalie3,904

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Natalie · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Natalie · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Nathalie · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Natália · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Natalie

What does the name Natalie mean?

Natalie means “relating to birth; birthday, also Christmas”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Natalie in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,959 people with the first name Natalie, which ranks it number 2,179 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Natalie a boy's or a girl's name?

Natalie is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,917 women and 42 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Natalie?

Natalie is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Natalie most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Natalie (648 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Natalie?

Nathalie. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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