unisex name

Natale

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,838

Natale is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 20% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2014 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Natale is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1915, when 39 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1906.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Natale over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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Births named Natale by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1900s 11
1910s 191
1920s 271
1930s 164
1940s 117
1950s 122
1960s 105
1970s 139
1980s 151
1990s 131
2000s 86
2010s (to 2014) 35

How popular is Natale?

In 2014, Natale was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Natale is used

France #5,545 5 in 2025
United States #12,547 10 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Natale is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Natalé Natalé is a rare spelling of Natale, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. 10

Names that peaked alongside Natale

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Natale also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Natale over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Natale

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Natale — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Natale

How popular is the name Natale?

In 2014, Natale was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Natale a girl's or a boy's name?

Natale is used for both girls and boys. About 20% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Natale?

Natale has 3 syllables.

When was Natale most popular?

Natale peaked in 1915, when 39 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Natale a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Natale currently ranks #5,545 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.