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Natividad
How to Pronounce Natividad
Pronounced nah-tee-vee-DAHD /ˌnɑ.ti.viˈðað/Medium
Meaning: Natividad is the Spanish word for 'Nativity', the birth of Christ, from Latin nativitas, 'birth'. Like Concepcion or Dolores, it is a devotional Marian name given in Catholic families, often to girls born near Christmas.High
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Natividad comes straight from the Spanish for 'Nativity', honoring the birth of Christ, and belongs to the family of Marian devotional names — Concepcion, Dolores, Asuncion — that Catholic parents have long given their daughters.
In American records it rose gently through the early twentieth century among Hispanic families, cresting around the mid-nineteen-twenties, and it has continued in small numbers into recent years. It reads as a heritage and faith name rather than a fashion one.
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What does the name Natividad mean?
Natividad is Spanish for 'Nativity', the birth of Christ — a Marian devotional name from Latin nativitas, 'birth'.
How do you pronounce Natividad?
It's said nah-tee-vee-DAHD /ˌnɑ.ti.viˈðað/ — four syllables, stress on the last.
Is Natividad a boy or girl name?
Natividad is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Natividad?
Natividad has long been a modest, steady choice in Hispanic communities in the U.S. rather than a widespread favorite.