Natalia

Natalia is a girl name of Russian origin, meaning Born at Christmas.

What Natalia means

Born at Christmas.

Natalia sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Natalia comes from

Russian names combine Slavic roots with Greek names brought in through the Orthodox Church, and nearly every one has an affectionate diminutive used at home.

Natalia is recorded as Russian in origin. Browse other Russian names.

How popular is Natalia?

Natalia sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Natalia

Two ideas meet in Natalia: faith and the long-established classics. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Faith, Classic

Names like Natalia

These share Natalia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

More Russian names

  • Mikhail — Who is like God?
  • Nikolai — Victory of the people.
  • Lev — Lion.
  • Sasha — Defender of the people.
  • Katya — Pure.
  • Tatiana — Fairy queen.
  • Ivan — God is gracious.
  • Galina — Calm and serene.
  • Dmitri — Devoted to the earth goddess.
  • Dimitri — Follower of Demeter; of the earth.