Nathaly
- Pronunciation
- [Na-tha-ly]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Birthday: Especially The Birthday Of Christ.
- Origin
- French
About the Name Nathaly
Nathaly is a streamlined respelling of Natalie, which comes from the Latin natalis, "of the birthday," and in particular from the phrase marking the birthday of Christ — the reason the name has traditionally been linked to children born near Christmas. Dropping the final syllable and trading the conventional ending for a single y gives this form a modern, international look while preserving entirely the warm, festive meaning at the heart of the name.
The spelling is especially favored in Latin American and French-influenced naming, where it reads as both fashionable and rooted. It sits within a small family of related forms: recorded variants include Nathalee and Nathalia, the latter adding an extra syllable for a fuller, more ornate effect. The trio offers parents a range of textures — from clipped to flowing — around the same beloved sound and meaning.
In the United States, Nathaly first entered the Social Security top-1000 in 2004 and appeared on the list through 2016, reaching its best rank of #785 in 2014. It stood at #931 in 2016, its final charted year, having accounted for roughly 4,225 births across that span — the most substantial total among its sibling spellings. That broad, decade-long presence marks Nathaly as a genuinely established choice within its community of variants, popular and recognizable in its own right.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Nathaly
US Popularity History (2004–2016)
Annual US births named Nathaly by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2007 with 359 girls named Nathaly (girl rank #801 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2016, ranked #931 for girls (295 US births). That's 130 places below its 2007 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Nathaly Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Nathaly the strongest states are Maryland, New Jersey, Texas.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | #554 | 97 |
| 2 | New Jersey | #609 | 52 |
| 3 | Texas | #727 | 399 |
| 4 | Virginia | #831 | 59 |
| 5 | Florida | #854 | 132 |
| 6 | California | #882 | 227 |
| 7 | Tennessee | #900 | 31 |
| 8 | North Carolina | #903 | 61 |
| 9 | New York | #938 | 73 |
| 10 | Arizona | #1,006 | 19 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | #1,006 | 19 |
| 2 | New York | #938 | 73 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #903 | 61 |
| 4 | Tennessee | #900 | 31 |
| 5 | California | #882 | 227 |
| 6 | Florida | #854 | 132 |
| 7 | Virginia | #831 | 59 |
| 8 | Texas | #727 | 399 |
| 9 | New Jersey | #609 | 52 |
| 10 | Maryland | #554 | 97 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Nathaly in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Nathaly to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Nathaly against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).