How Many People Are Named Natalie Melton?

There are approximately 54 people named Natalie Melton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Natalie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Melton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 6,347,303 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Natalie

Last Name

Melton

Natalie: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Natalie. The peak year was 2006 with 10,969 births. The average person named Natalie today is 29 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Natalie

In the 2020 Census, the first name Natalie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (62.44%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (25.07%) and Black (5.23%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Natalie in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Natalie rose or fell over time.

White

62.44%

Black

5.23%

Hispanic

25.07%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.94%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.48%

Two or More Races

3.83%

Ancestry of the Melton Surname

The surname Melton was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Melton in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

76.57%

Black

14.26%

Hispanic

3.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.68%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.98%

Two or More Races

4.32%

How we calculated this

The first name "Natalie" has an estimated frequency of 0.100% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Melton" appears at a rate of 15.68 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Natalie are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 54 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Natalie

Natalie Smith Natalie Johnson Natalie Williams Natalie Brown Natalie Jones Natalie Garcia Natalie Martinez Natalie Wood

Other people with the surname Melton

Michael Melton James Melton John Melton David Melton Robert Melton William Melton Sophia Melton Isabella Melton

Natalie Melton: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Natalie Melton?

We estimate approximately 54 people named Natalie Melton are alive in the United States today. The first name Natalie is shared by 344,017 Americans, and the surname Melton is shared by 53,733.

How rare is the name Natalie Melton?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,347,303 Americans. The first name Natalie is common and the surname Melton is uncommon.

Is Natalie a male or female name?

Natalie is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 2006 and the average bearer today is 29 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Natalie?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Natalie was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (62.44%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (25.07%) and Black (5.23%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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