Natividad

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Natividad

Say it: nah-tee-vee-DAHD

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Meaning

Spanish 'nativity', usually after the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (8 September).

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1920s

In the United States

3,641 babies given this name since 1895
At its height in 1928, about 1 in 28,100 girls
Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Central American Spanish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Nati

Portuguese	Natividade

Names worth a look

JosefaGirlSpanish feminine of José (Joseph), from Hebrew 'he will add'.Colonial · peak 1895 · forgotten

SoledadGirlSpanish 'solitude', from Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, the Virgin in her solitude after the Crucifixion.Colonial · peak 1901

EusebioBoyFrom Greek eusebēs 'pious'.Colonial · peak 1929 · forgotten

JacintoBoyFrom Greek Hyakinthos, a mythological youth and a flower name of pre-Greek origin.Colonial · peak 1925 · forgotten

HilarioBoyFrom Latin hilaris 'cheerful'.Colonial · peak 1929 · forgotten

EulaliaGirlGreek eulalos, 'sweetly speaking, well-spoken'.Rome · peak 1893

Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.