Nataley
Feminine · “A spelling of Natalie”
Nataley is a spelling of Natalie, the name for a child born at Christmas, and two of the best-known Natalies of the screen were renamed into it: one from Hebrew, one from Russian.
How old is the name Nataley?
Nataley first appears in US birth records in 1986 — 39 years ago. The typical Nataley alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 600 people named Nataley are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Nataley most popular?
Nataley peaked in 2012, reaching #3782 nationally. See the whole 2012 chart.
Where it comes from
From natale to Nataley
The story of Nataley
Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko, the daughter of Russian immigrants in San Francisco, was a child actress when studio executives renamed her Natalie Wood; she went on to Miracle on 34th Street, Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story. Neta-Lee Hershlag, born in Jerusalem in 1981, took the stage name Natalie Portman, using her grandmother's maiden name, to protect her family's privacy. Nataley, with its -ey, is one of the spellings American families have used in the twenty-first century.
Meaning
A spelling of Natalie, 'born at Christmas'
Natalie comes from Latin natale domini, 'the Lord's birthday'.
How the name formed
- natale
- Natalia
- Natalie
- Nataley
Related forms: Nathalie · Natalya · Natalia · Natalie
Pronouncing Nataley
NAT-uh-lee
Three syllables with the stress on the first, like Natalie.
Nicknames for Nataley
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1986
- Most girls named
- 201241 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3782reached in 2012
- Change vs 2021
- 0.0%9 in 2022, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Nataley in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Nathalie in French — same name
- Natalya in Russian — same name
- Natalia in Spanish — same name
- Natalie in English — spelling variant
Nataleys among us
people named Nataley are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Nataley sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Sounds exactly like Natalie, a name everyone knows.
- A settled meaning.
- Distinct on paper.
- Almost everyone will write Natalie.
- Some will read the -ey as a spelling slip.
- It will need spelling out.
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Frequently asked
- How many Nataleys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Nataley are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Nataley in 2025?
- Nataley is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Nataley with classmates?
- Nataley will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More N names
The most-given names starting with N, all years combined.
Nancy#965 · Nicole#382 · Natalie#89 · Norma#2002 · Nora#20 · Naomi#47 · Nellie#533 · Nina#324
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