Nathalie
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, alternative spelling of Natalie.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Nathalie (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Nathalie has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 262 |
| 1999 | 214 |
| 2000 | 260 |
| 2001 | 226 |
| 2002 | 241 |
| 2003 | 216 |
| 2004 | 193 |
| 2005 | 202 |
| 2006 | 203 |
| 2007 | 163 |
| 2008 | 197 |
| 2009 | 191 |
| 2010 | 158 |
| 2011 | 140 |
| 2012 | 134 |
| 2013 | 121 |
| 2014 | 109 |
| 2015 | 110 |
| 2016 | 73 |
| 2017 | 65 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 37 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,092 |
| 2000 | 6,347 |
| 2001 | 6,590 |
| 2002 | 6,850 |
| 2003 | 7,094 |
| 2004 | 7,302 |
| 2005 | 7,500 |
| 2006 | 7,692 |
| 2007 | 7,851 |
| 2008 | 8,093 |
| 2009 | 8,290 |
| 2010 | 8,445 |
| 2011 | 8,588 |
| 2012 | 8,748 |
| 2013 | 8,871 |
| 2014 | 8,966 |
| 2015 | 9,064 |
| 2016 | 9,139 |
| 2017 | 9,223 |
| 2018 | 9,237 |
| 2019 | 9,304 |
| 2020 | 9,353 |
Nathalie in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Nathalie.Hi! My name is Nathalie.
- Nathalie ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Nathalie called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Nathalie har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Nathalie has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Nathalies mamma är lärare.Nathalie's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Nathalies mamma is Nathalie's mum.
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Questions about Nathalie
How do you pronounce Nathalie in Swedish?
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What does the name Nathalie mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, alternative spelling of Natalie.
How popular is Nathalie in Sweden?
37 babies were named Nathalie in 2022. In 2020, 9,353 people in Sweden had Nathalie as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.