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Natalya

Natalya: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“birthday of the Lord”
Origin
Russian
Say it
nuh-TAHL-yuh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Russian form of Natalia, from Latin dies natalis referring to Christmas. Also transliterated as Natalja or Nataliya.

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How popular is Natalya?

202431.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Natalya in 2024104

2024 rank#1,912 girls

Peak year2009

Total US babies since 18807,096

Natalya is fading: recent use is about 42% of its level ten years before.

Names like Natalya

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Nataliabirthday of the Lord · Latin
  • Taliadew of God · Hebrew
  • Natashaborn on Christmas Day · Russian
  • Nathaliabirthday of the Lord · Latin
  • Tashabirthday of the Lord · Russian
  • Latashamodern elaboration of Natasha · American (modern coinage)
  • Anyagrace · Russian
  • Kirathrone, ruler · Russian

Natalya questions

What does the name Natalya mean?

Natalya means "birthday of the Lord". It comes from Russian. Russian form of Natalia, from Latin dies natalis referring to Christmas. Also transliterated as Natalja or Nataliya.

Is Natalya a boy or girl name?

Natalya is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Natalya?

104 US babies were named Natalya in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.

How do you pronounce Natalya?

Natalya is usually pronounced nuh-TAHL-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.