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Natividad

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How to Pronounce Natividad

Pronounced nah-tee-vee-DAHD /ˌnɑː.ti.viˈdɑːd/Medium

Meaning: Natividad is the Spanish word for 'Nativity', the birth of Christ, from Latin nativitas, 'birth'; like Concepción or Asunción it is a devotional name honoring a feast of the Church calendar, given in Latino Catholic families to children of either sex.Medium

In 30 seconds: Natividad is a Spanish devotional name meaning 'Nativity', the birth of Christ, borne in Catholic families (said 'nah-tee-vee-DAHD').
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Origin MediumSpanish, Latin
MeaningNatividad is the Spanish word for 'Nativity', the birth of Christ, from Latin nativitas, 'birth'; like Concepción or Asunción it is a devotional name honoring a feast of the Church calendar, given in Latino Catholic families to children of either sex.
U.S. rank (2014)#8594 ↗ Rising
2014 U.S. births9 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1928
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,722

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192819062014

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Natividad is the Spanish for 'Nativity' — the birth of Christ — from Latin nativitas, 'birth'. It belongs to the family of Catholic devotional names, like Concepción and Asunción, drawn from the feasts of the Church year.

In the United States it marks an early-twentieth-century Latino Catholic cohort and was used for both boys and girls; it stayed rare and reads today as a heritage and faith name rather than a fashion.

Did you know? Like other Spanish feast-day names, Natividad was given around Christmas and to honor the Virgin; in US records it was scarce, cresting around 1928 at only a few dozen boys a year.
Overall data confidence 68%
References — Natividad — Spanish devotional 'Nativity'; Latin nativitas

Variations

Natevidad

Nicknames

NatiTivi

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Natividad mean?

Natividad is Spanish for 'Nativity', the birth of Christ, a Catholic devotional name from Latin 'nativitas'.

How do you pronounce Natividad?

It's said nah-tee-vee-DAHD /ˌnɑː.ti.viˈdɑːd/ — four syllables, stress on the last.

Is Natividad a boy or girl name?

Natividad has been used for both boys and girls; this entry lists it as a boy's name.

How popular is Natividad?

Natividad has always been rare in the U.S., an early-twentieth-century Spanish devotional name, very uncommon today.

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