Natalia is a distinctive choice, ranked #374 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Natalia in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#374
US Rank #144
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About the Name Natalia
Natalia has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 113 places in five years. It was most popular in 2009 at #125 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Natalia is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Natalia in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #105, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Natalia
Natalia Grace — Natalyah Grace Renee Mans (born Natalia "Natasha" Vadymivna Gava (Ukrainian: Наталія «Наташа» Вадимівна Гава), September 4, 2003; formerly Natalia Lourdes Ciccone and Natalia Grace Barnett) is an American with dwarfism, who was adopted by an American family…
Natalia Vodianova — Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Водянова, lit. 'nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajləvnə vədʲɪˈnovə'; born 28 February 1982), nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian fashion model and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
Natalia Osipova — Natalia Petrovna Osipova is a Russian ballerina, currently a principal ballerina with The Royal Ballet in London.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Natalia
Unlikely. With around 114 UK babies named Natalia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Natalia in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Natalia is declining: down 186 places since 2020, to #374 in 2025. It peaked at #125 in 2009.
Natalia is more popular in the US (#105) than in the UK (#301). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Natalia include: Natalia Grace, Natalia Vodianova and Natalia Osipova. Short summaries for each appear below.
Natalia appears in the US top 500 at #105 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
114
UK babies named Natalia (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 186 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Natalia
Almost certainly the only Natalia in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Natalia
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Natalyah Grace Renee Mans (born Natalia "Natasha" Vadymivna Gava (Ukrainian: Наталія «Наташа» Вадимівна Гава), September 4, 2003; formerly Natalia Lourdes Ciccone and Natalia Grace Barnett) is an American with dwarfism, who was adopted by an American family at the age of seven in 2010, but was allegedly abandoned three years later.
Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Водянова, lit. 'nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajləvnə vədʲɪˈnovə'; born 28 February 1982), nicknamed Supernova, is a Russian fashion model and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
Natalia Cigliuti is an American actress, best known for her roles as Lindsay Warner on Saved by the Bell: The New Class and as Anita Santos Warner on All My Children.
Natalia Ivanovna Sedova (Russian: Ната́лья Ива́новна Седо́ва, IPA: [nɐˈtalʲjə ɪˈvanəvnə sʲɪˈdovə]; 5 April 1882 – 23 January 1962) was a Russian revolutionary and author known as the second wife of Leon Trotsky.
Natalia Brasova, Countess Brasova (Russian: Наталья Брасова; born Natalia Sergeyevna Sheremetyevskaya, Russian: Ната́лья Серге́евна Шереме́тьевская; 27 June 1880 – 23 January 1952) was a Russian noblewoman who married, as her third husband, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia.