Is Natalie Too Popular?

offtoneverland · September 2018

I've been leaning towards the name Natalie for DD2 but the only thing really holding me back is that it seems like a more popular name based on the baby name websites. Is it really that popular though? I don't know many Natalies IRL.
FWIW I'm considering the middle name Cora. We could also swap them and do Cora Natalie. In the end, we're not going to decide her name for sure until she's born, but I was hoping for some reassurance that Natalie isn't a crazy popular name.
DD1's name is Brooke, which I really love since it's not very popular but it's not a weird name either. So I'd love to find a similar name for DD2 that's normal but not super common.

meggyme · September 2018

Where does it fall on the name list? It doesn’t seem too popular in my area.

offtoneverland · September 2018

@meggyme Nameberry lists it as #36 in 2017. Baby Center says it's #40-something in 2018. I was surprised it was on the list of 100 most popular names since I haven't heard it very often.

Bringmemylongswordho · September 2018

Here. You can look up the popularity by state.
https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/state/

I wouldn't worry too much unless you have a common last name.

mb0112 · September 2018

Natalie was #36 nationally in 2017 which makes it less than 0.3% of girls born. So if you sent her to an all girls high school of 1000, you’d expect about 3 Natalie’s in the school. There’s a good chance she might be the only Natalie you know. I feel like it’s pretty popular but the only one I can think of is a coworker’s 3 year old.

I think it’s a great name, love the Natalie Cora combo and think it goes well with sister Brooke.

offtoneverland · September 2018

Thank you guys so much! That helps a lot. @Bringmemylongswordho That's a good point about our last name. It isn't common at all.
@mb0112 I was trying to figure out exactly what the name popularity meant, so thanks for explaining it.

saham07 · September 2018

Natalie Cora is wonderful

retro_belle24 · September 2018

I love the name Natalie, reminds me of the actress Natalie Wood. It's not popular where I live, CT. The only other Natalie I know is my Aunt-in-Law and she's in her late 40s. I think Natalie Cora is a very pretty name.

kmvisioli · September 2018

I really like Natalie Cora! I only know one adult Natalie and one 5-yr-old Natalie, and it definitely doesn’t feel trendy. It’s a great fit with Brooke also (fwiw I don’t love Brooke and Cora together as much, and Cora does have a more trendy feel).