Natalia

Natalia meaning

Natalia is an international and Christian girl's name of Latin origin.

Of birth; from Latin natalis, (dies) natalis "birthday"

Also used to mean: born on Christmas Day

Natalia is the Latin and Slavic form of a name from natalis, "of birth". Lewis & Short define natalis as belonging to one's birth, and dies natalis as a birthday; in the early Church it was also used for a martyr's death, seen as a birth into heaven. The Online Etymology Dictionary notes that natalis came to mean Christmas, and that the name was probably first given to girls born on Christmas Day. St Natalia was an early martyr venerated with her husband St Adrian of Nicomedia. Natasha is its Russian pet form. It is said nuh-TAA-lee-uh.

Source: Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (1879) · entry natalis · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Lewis & Short, natalis (Logeion) · Online Etymology Dictionary, Natalie

Famous namesakes

• St Natalia of Nicomedia, early Christian saint
• Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina

Popularity abroad

• #144 United States, girls 2025 (down 39 from 105 in 2024)
  US Social Security Administration
• #374 England and Wales, girls 2025
  Office for National Statistics

Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.

Spellings

Natalia · Natalya · Nataliya

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